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diff --git a/git/test/test_base.py b/git/test/test_base.py
index 301384ef..f581138b 100644
--- a/git/test/test_base.py
+++ b/git/test/test_base.py
@@ -118,5 +118,16 @@ class TestBase(TestBase):
file_path = os.path.join(rw_repo.working_dir, filename)
open(file_path, "wb").write(b'something')
- rw_repo.git.add(rw_repo.working_dir)
+
+ if os.name == 'nt':
+ # on windows, there is no way this works, see images on
+ # https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython/issues/147#issuecomment-68881897
+ # Therefore, it must be added using the python implementation
+ rw_repo.index.add([file_path])
+ # However, when the test winds down, rmtree fails to delete this file, which is recognized
+ # as ??? only.
+ else:
+ # on posix, we can just add unicode files without problems
+ rw_repo.git.add(rw_repo.working_dir)
+ # end
rw_repo.index.commit('message')