diff --git a/ansi-tests/get-macro-character.lsp b/ansi-tests/get-macro-character.lsp
index d1467ea63e32f0ca35a4e54137788f1b30458772..00ce65701720c1cbb68090c0cd44518fb821f028 100644
--- a/ansi-tests/get-macro-character.lsp
+++ b/ansi-tests/get-macro-character.lsp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 (in-package :cl-test)
 
+(compile-and-load "reader-aux.lsp")
+
 (def-syntax-test get-macro-character.1
   (loop for c across "()';\"`,#"
 	collect