diff --git a/tests/data/test171 b/tests/data/test171
index 090cd1981336e53e063f3e0b97a6d8143ae15082..9e0e99216f6c0d7375760a8254447dc4e0fa22d8 100644
--- a/tests/data/test171
+++ b/tests/data/test171
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Accept: */*
 Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
 
 </protocol>
-<file name="log/jar171">
+<file name="log/jar171" mode=text>
 # Netscape HTTP Cookie File
 # http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
 # This file was generated by libcurl! Edit at your own risk.
diff --git a/tests/data/test46 b/tests/data/test46
index da15c1b482abdf0ceb1769f9df4ea396f5fb31c9..6f16ed01dbea5921c785b528dd423f1d751496b9 100644
--- a/tests/data/test46
+++ b/tests/data/test46
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Accept: */*
 Cookie: empty=; mooo=indeed
 
 </protocol>
-<file name="log/jar46">
+<file name="log/jar46" mode=text>
 # Netscape HTTP Cookie File
 # http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
 # This file was generated by libcurl! Edit at your own risk.
diff --git a/tests/data/test517 b/tests/data/test517
index 7a8bf2914a271a545770e5aef6673bc3c6765815..3254855d973835bc924772562bf41de31f0951cb 100644
--- a/tests/data/test517
+++ b/tests/data/test517
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ nothing
 #
 # Verify data after the test has been "shot"
 <verify>
-<stdout>
+<stdout mode=text>
 0: Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT => 784111777
 1: Sunday, 06-Nov-94 08:49:37 GMT => 784111777
 2: Sun Nov  6 08:49:37 1994 => 784111777
diff --git a/tests/data/test523 b/tests/data/test523
index ab125468cb71d3455d80f797f700b2bb389a9686..e86f3a5b215e31eea5d9a9d38863ce770c695b88 100644
--- a/tests/data/test523
+++ b/tests/data/test523
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Accept: */*
 Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
 
 </protocol>
-<stdout>
+<stdout mode=text>
 hello
 </stdout>
 </verify>
diff --git a/tests/data/test61 b/tests/data/test61
index 215470fbfec2a72804ddd4c27ba22d9ee90ab5d3..15a11b61d46c71133d7e0ddecd0cfd5edaa413ed 100644
--- a/tests/data/test61
+++ b/tests/data/test61
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Accept: */*
 Host: www.host.foo.com
 
 </protocol>
-<file name="log/jar61.txt">
+<file name="log/jar61.txt" mode=text>
 # Netscape HTTP Cookie File
 # http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
 # This file was generated by libcurl! Edit at your own risk.
diff --git a/tests/data/test73 b/tests/data/test73
index a7484cd467ae3418082ce3a6daac6f7efd3c08a6..26ac8d3a58489f2ba5d65d6824121b745bc6f6c8 100644
--- a/tests/data/test73
+++ b/tests/data/test73
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Accept: */*
 Host: host.NOT_DISCLOSED.se
 
 </protocol>
-<file name="log/jar73.txt">
+<file name="log/jar73.txt" mode=text>
 # Netscape HTTP Cookie File
 # http://www.netscape.com/newsref/std/cookie_spec.html
 # This file was generated by libcurl! Edit at your own risk.