diff --git a/tests/test-eol.t b/tests/test-eol.t
--- a/tests/test-eol.t
+++ b/tests/test-eol.t
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ Test issue2569 -- eol extension takes wr
   $ touch .hgeol
   $ hg status --traceback
   ? .hgeol
+  $ chmod -R u+w .hg
   $ cd ..
 
 Test cleverencode: and cleverdecode: aliases for win32text extension