diff --git a/tests/basic.rs b/tests/basic.rs
index 33f5d7a..9da6fc3 100644
--- a/tests/basic.rs
+++ b/tests/basic.rs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ fn test_cat_blocking() {
 
     let (mut pty, pts) = pty_process::blocking::open().unwrap();
     pty.resize(pty_process::Size::new(24, 80)).unwrap();
-    let mut child = pty_process::blocking::Command::new("cat")
-        .spawn(pts)
-        .unwrap();
+    let mut cmd = pty_process::blocking::Command::new("perl");
+    cmd.args(["-plE", "BEGIN { $SIG{WINCH} = sub { say 'WINCH' } }"]);
+    let mut child = cmd.spawn(pts).unwrap();
 
     pty.write_all(b"foo\n").unwrap();