diff --git a/bin/ed/test/Makefile b/bin/ed/test/Makefile
index 84166c141679..9bf8e58de614 100644
--- a/bin/ed/test/Makefile
+++ b/bin/ed/test/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ check: build test
 
 build: mkscripts.sh
 	@if [ -f errs.o ]; then :; else \
+		uudecode < ascii.d.uu ; \
+		uudecode < ascii.r.uu ; \
 		echo "building test scripts for $(ED) ..."; \
 		$(SHELL) mkscripts.sh $(ED); \
 	fi
@@ -20,4 +22,4 @@ test: build ckscripts.sh
 	@$(SHELL) ckscripts.sh $(ED)
 
 clean:
-	rm -f *.ed *.red *.[oz] *~
+	rm -f *.ed *.red *.[oz] *~ ascii.d ascii.r
diff --git a/bin/ed/test/ascii.d.uu b/bin/ed/test/ascii.d.uu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b0a73c27942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ed/test/ascii.d.uu
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+begin 644 ascii.d
+M``$"`P0%!@<("0H+#`T.#Q`1$A,4%187&!D:&QP='A\@(2(C)"4F)R@I*BLL
+M+2XO,#$R,S0U-C<X.3H[/#T^/T!!0D-$149'2$E*2TQ-3D]045)35%565UA9
+M6EM<75Y?8&%B8V1E9F=H:6IK;&UN;W!Q<G-T=79W>'EZ>WQ]?G^`@8*#A(6&
+MAXB)BHN,C8Z/D)&2DY25EI>8F9J;G)V>GZ"AHJ.DI::GJ*FJJZRMKJ^PL;*S
+MM+6VM[BYNKN\O;Z_P,'"P\3%QL?(R<K+S,W.S]#1TM/4U=;7V-G:V]S=WM_@
+?X>+CY.7FY^CIZNOL[>[O\/'R\_3U]O?X^?K[_/W^_]/4
+`
+end
diff --git a/bin/ed/test/ascii.r.uu b/bin/ed/test/ascii.r.uu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ca88b4d10fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ed/test/ascii.r.uu
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+begin 644 ascii.r
+M``$"`P0%!@<("0H+#`T.#Q`1$A,4%187&!D:&QP='A\@(2(C)"4F)R@I*BLL
+M+2XO,#$R,S0U-C<X.3H[/#T^/T!!0D-$149'2$E*2TQ-3D]045)35%565UA9
+M6EM<75Y?8&%B8V1E9F=H:6IK;&UN;W!Q<G-T=79W>'EZ>WQ]?G^`@8*#A(6&
+MAXB)BHN,C8Z/D)&2DY25EI>8F9J;G)V>GZ"AHJ.DI::GJ*FJJZRMKJ^PL;*S
+MM+6VM[BYNKN\O;Z_P,'"P\3%QL?(R<K+S,W.S]#1TM/4U=;7V-G:V]S=WM_@
+?X>+CY.7FY^CIZNOL[>[O\/'R\_3U]O?X^?K[_/W^_]/4
+`
+end