diff --git a/cmd/geth/accountcmd_test.go b/cmd/geth/accountcmd_test.go
index 9455eeda3..3a71b8571 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/accountcmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/accountcmd_test.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func importAccountWithExpect(t *testing.T, key string, expected string) {
 	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(passwordFile, []byte("foobar"), 0600); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	geth := runGeth(t, "account", "import", keyfile, "-password", passwordFile)
+	geth := runGeth(t, "--lightkdf", "account", "import", keyfile, "-password", passwordFile)
 	defer geth.ExpectExit()
 	geth.Expect(expected)
 }