echo "$name" >"$name" &&
                        git add "$name" &&
                        test_tick &&
-                       msg_added_iso88591=$(echo "Add $name ($added $name)" | iconv -f utf-8 -t $test_encoding) &&
-                       git -c "i18n.commitEncoding=$test_encoding" commit -m "$msg_added_iso88591"
+                       # "git commit -m" would break MinGW, as Windows refuse to pass
+                       # $test_encoding encoded parameter to git.
+                       echo "Add $name ($added $name)" | iconv -f utf-8 -t $test_encoding |
+                       git -c "i18n.commitEncoding=$test_encoding" commit -F -
                done >/dev/null &&
                git rev-parse --short --verify HEAD
        )