diff --git a/Lib/test/test_shlex.py b/Lib/test/test_shlex.py
index ea3d777..d4463f3 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_shlex.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_shlex.py
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@
 
     def testQuote(self):
         safeunquoted = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + '@%_-+=:,./'
-        unsafe = '"`$\\!'
+        unicode_sample = '\xe9\xe0\xdf'  # e + acute accent, a + grave, sharp s
+        unsafe = '"`$\\!' + unicode_sample
 
         self.assertEqual(shlex.quote(''), "''")
         self.assertEqual(shlex.quote(safeunquoted), safeunquoted)