diff --git a/tests/test-keyword.t b/tests/test-keyword.t
--- a/tests/test-keyword.t
+++ b/tests/test-keyword.t
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ record added file alone
   r
   committed changeset 3:899491280810
   overwriting r expanding keywords
+ - status call required for dirstate.normallookup() check
+  $ hg status r
   $ hg --verbose rollback
   repository tip rolled back to revision 2 (undo commit)
   working directory now based on revision 2
@@ -834,6 +836,8 @@ kwexpand/kwshrink on selected files
   $ hg copy a x/a
   $ hg --verbose kwshrink a
   overwriting a shrinking keywords
+ - sleep required for dirstate.normal() check
+  $ sleep 1
   $ hg status a
   $ hg --verbose kwexpand a
   overwriting a expanding keywords