diff --git a/t/helper/test-hashmap.c b/t/helper/test-hashmap.c
index 36ff07bd4b..0eb0b3d49c 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-hashmap.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-hashmap.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "hashmap.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
+#include "string-list.h"
 
 struct test_entry
 {
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ static void perf_hashmap(unsigned int method, unsigned int rounds)
  */
 int cmd__hashmap(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
+	struct string_list parts = STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
 	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int icase;
 	struct hashmap map = HASHMAP_INIT(test_entry_cmp, &icase);
@@ -159,21 +161,26 @@ int cmd__hashmap(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	/* process commands from stdin */
 	while (strbuf_getline(&line, stdin) != EOF) {
-		char *cmd, *p1 = NULL, *p2 = NULL;
+		char *cmd, *p1, *p2;
 		unsigned int hash = 0;
 		struct test_entry *entry;
 
 		/* break line into command and up to two parameters */
-		cmd = strtok(line.buf, DELIM);
+		string_list_setlen(&parts, 0);
+		string_list_split_in_place(&parts, line.buf, DELIM, 2);
+		string_list_remove_empty_items(&parts, 0);
+
 		/* ignore empty lines */
-		if (!cmd || *cmd == '#')
+		if (!parts.nr)
+			continue;
+		if (!*parts.items[0].string || *parts.items[0].string == '#')
 			continue;
 
-		p1 = strtok(NULL, DELIM);
-		if (p1) {
+		cmd = parts.items[0].string;
+		p1 = parts.nr >= 1 ? parts.items[1].string : NULL;
+		p2 = parts.nr >= 2 ? parts.items[2].string : NULL;
+		if (p1)
 			hash = icase ? strihash(p1) : strhash(p1);
-			p2 = strtok(NULL, DELIM);
-		}
 
 		if (!strcmp("add", cmd) && p1 && p2) {
 
@@ -260,6 +267,7 @@ int cmd__hashmap(int argc, const char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	string_list_clear(&parts, 0);
 	strbuf_release(&line);
 	hashmap_clear_and_free(&map, struct test_entry, ent);
 	return 0;