diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/LinkerTest.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/LinkerTest.php
index 4799dc0becc..df8e919c8bb 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/LinkerTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/LinkerTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-class LinkerTest extends MediaWikiTestCase {
+class LinkerTest extends MediaWikiLangTestCase {
 
 	/**
 	 * @dataProvider provideCasesForUserLink