diff --git a/src/Mod/Test/Metadata.py b/src/Mod/Test/Metadata.py
index 92a227abd4..4b942469b7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Test/Metadata.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Test/Metadata.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import FreeCAD
 import unittest
 import os
+import codecs
 import tempfile
 
 class TestMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class TestMetadata(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_file_path(self):
         # Issue 7112
         filename = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), b'H\xc3\xa5vard.xml'.decode("utf-8"))
-        xmlfile = open(file=filename, mode="w", encoding="utf-8")
+        xmlfile = codecs.open(filename, mode="w", encoding="utf-8")
         xmlfile.write(r"""<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
 <package format="1" xmlns="https://wiki.freecad.org/Package_Metadata">
   <name>test</name>