diff --git a/t/t0003-attributes.sh b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
index f7ee2f2ff0..b3aabb8aa3 100755
--- a/t/t0003-attributes.sh
+++ b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
@@ -203,9 +203,12 @@ test_expect_success 'attribute test: read paths from stdin' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'attribute test: --all option' '
+test_expect_success 'setup --all option' '
 	grep -v unspecified <expect-all | sort >specified-all &&
-	sed -e "s/:.*//" <expect-all | uniq >stdin-all &&
+	sed -e "s/:.*//" <expect-all | uniq >stdin-all
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'attribute test: --all option' '
 	git check-attr --stdin --all <stdin-all >tmp &&
 	sort tmp >actual &&
 	test_cmp specified-all actual