diff --git a/vim.changes b/vim.changes
index 0129420..5622f1f 100644
--- a/vim.changes
+++ b/vim.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov 21 16:01:17 UTC 2016 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Export "TERM=linux" before running the test suite: vim does quite
+  an extensive test relying on a full fledged terminal inside OBS,
+  stdio is redirected to a serial console (where the build log is
+  being recorded/extracted. Systemd set non-local tty by default to
+  vt220 in upcoming versions (which the vi test suite fails to
+  run on; this should be considered a vim bug).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 18 08:47:34 UTC 2016 - idonmez@suse.com
 
diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index cbab623..e82710d 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/run/vi.recover
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/vim/%{VIM_SUBDIR}/ftplugin
 
 %check
+# vim does quite an extensive test relying on a full fledged terminal
+# inside OBS, stdio is redirected to a serial console (where the build log
+# is being recorded/extracted. Systemd set non-local tty by default to vt220
+# in upcoming versions
+export TERM=linux
 # Reset the terminal scrolling region left behind by the testsuite
 trap "printf '\e[r'" EXIT
 # Look for "TEST FAILURE" in the build log