diff --git a/THANKS b/THANKS
index 50ae69a5..aee0a924 100644
--- a/THANKS
+++ b/THANKS
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Christian Laubscher	christian.laubscher@tiscalinet.ch
 Christian T. Dum	ctd@mpe-garching.mpg.de
 Christian von Roques	roques@pond.sub.org
 Christian Wetzel	wetzel@phoenix-pacs.de
+Christian Weisgerber	naddy@mips.inka.de
 Christoph Litauer	litauer@mailhost.uni-koblenz.de
 Christophe Colle	colle@krtkg1.rug.ac.be
 Christophe Kalt		Christophe.Kalt@kbcfp.com
diff --git a/tests/numeric.at b/tests/numeric.at
index db99d902..4ef92c7a 100644
--- a/tests/numeric.at
+++ b/tests/numeric.at
@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@ tar $1 -vvf a dir |dnl
 ])
 
 AT_TAR_CHECK([
-mkdir dir
-genfile --file dir/file
-
 MYUID=$(id -u) || AT_SKIP_TEST
 MYGID=$(id -g) || AT_SKIP_TEST
 MYUSR=$(id -un) || AT_SKIP_TEST
 MYGRP=$(id -gn) || AT_SKIP_TEST
 
+mkdir dir
+# Ensure correct group id on BSDs.
+chown :$MYGID dir >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+genfile --file dir/file
+
+
 TESTOP([--create])
 TESTOP([--list])
 TESTOP([--diff])