diff --git a/test-suite/tests/guardians.test b/test-suite/tests/guardians.test
index 15f67e609..d60f638b7 100644
--- a/test-suite/tests/guardians.test
+++ b/test-suite/tests/guardians.test
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
 ;;;   they explicitly invoke GC --- in other words, they assume that GC
 ;;;   won't happen too often.
 
-(use-modules (test-suite lib)
-	     (ice-9 documentation)
-             (ice-9 weak-vector))
-
+(define-module (test-guardians)
+  :use-module (test-suite lib)
+  :use-module (ice-9 documentation)
+  :use-module (ice-9 weak-vector))
 
+
 ;;;
 ;;; miscellaneous
 ;;;