diff --git a/lib/rdoc/test_case.rb b/lib/rdoc/test_case.rb
index 22d3f14219..5f38870324 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/test_case.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/test_case.rb
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class RDoc::TestCase < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
 
     @RM = RDoc::Markup
 
-    RDoc::Markup::PreProcess.reset
-
     @pwd = Dir.pwd
 
     @store = RDoc::Store.new
@@ -55,6 +53,8 @@ class RDoc::TestCase < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
     def g.class_dir() end
     def g.file_dir() end
     @rdoc.generator = g
+
+    RDoc::Markup::PreProcess.reset
   end
 
   ##