Index: subversion/tests/svn/revert_tests.py
===================================================================
--- subversion/tests/svn/revert_tests.py	(revision 17597)
+++ subversion/tests/svn/revert_tests.py	(working copy)
@@ -44,10 +44,14 @@
   wc_dir = sbox.wc_dir
 
   # Set props on file which is copy-source later on
+  prop_path = os.path.join(wc_dir, 'proptmp')
+  svntest.main.file_append (prop_path, '*')
   pi_path = os.path.join(wc_dir, 'A', 'D', 'G', 'pi')
   rho_path = os.path.join(wc_dir, 'A', 'D', 'G', 'rho')
   svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn("", None, [],
-                                     'ps', 'phony-prop', '*', pi_path)
+                                     'ps', 'phony-prop', '-F', prop_path,
+                                     pi_path)
+  os.remove(prop_path)
   svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn("", None, [],
                                      'ps', 'svn:eol-style', 'LF', rho_path)
 
Index: subversion/tests/svn/copy_tests.py
===================================================================
--- subversion/tests/svn/copy_tests.py	(revision 17597)
+++ subversion/tests/svn/copy_tests.py	(working copy)
@@ -103,10 +103,14 @@
   wc_dir = sbox.wc_dir
 
   # Set props on file which is copy-source later on
+  prop_path = os.path.join(wc_dir, 'proptmp')
+  svntest.main.file_append (prop_path, '*')
   pi_path = os.path.join(wc_dir, 'A', 'D', 'G', 'pi')
   rho_path = os.path.join(wc_dir, 'A', 'D', 'G', 'rho')
   svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn("", None, [],
-                                     'ps', 'phony-prop', '*', pi_path)
+                                     'ps', 'phony-prop', '-F',
+                                     prop_path, pi_path)
+  os.remove(prop_path)
   svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn("", None, [],
                                      'ps', 'svn:eol-style', 'LF', rho_path)
 
Index: subversion/tests/svn/stat_tests.py
===================================================================
--- subversion/tests/svn/stat_tests.py	(revision 17597)
+++ subversion/tests/svn/stat_tests.py	(working copy)
@@ -316,9 +316,11 @@
 
   os.chdir(wc_dir)
   try:
+    svntest.main.file_append ('proptmp', 'new*')
     svntest.main.file_append('newfile', 'this is a new file')
     os.makedirs('newdir')
-    svntest.main.run_svn(None, 'propset', 'svn:ignore', 'new*', '.')
+    svntest.main.run_svn(None, 'propset', 'svn:ignore', '-F', 'proptmp', '.')
+    os.remove('proptmp')
 
     # status on the directory with --no-ignore
     svntest.actions.run_and_verify_svn(None,