diff --git a/Lib/test/test_email/test_utils.py b/Lib/test/test_email/test_utils.py
index 6dcb3bbe7aa..4e3c3f3a195 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_email/test_utils.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_email/test_utils.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class LocaltimeTests(unittest.TestCase):
         t2 = utils.localtime(t1)
         self.assertEqual(t1, t2)
 
+    @test.support.run_with_tz('Europe/Minsk')
     def test_localtime_daylight_true_dst_true(self):
         test.support.patch(self, time, 'daylight', True)
         t0 = datetime.datetime(2012, 3, 12, 1, 1)
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ class LocaltimeTests(unittest.TestCase):
         t2 = utils.localtime(t1)
         self.assertEqual(t1, t2)
 
+    @test.support.run_with_tz('Europe/Minsk')
     def test_localtime_daylight_false_dst_true(self):
         test.support.patch(self, time, 'daylight', False)
         t0 = datetime.datetime(2012, 3, 12, 1, 1)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-11-26-16-54-21.bpo-35317.jByGP2.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-11-26-16-54-21.bpo-35317.jByGP2.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..73a30f71927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-11-26-16-54-21.bpo-35317.jByGP2.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fix ``mktime()`` overflow error in ``test_email``: run
+``test_localtime_daylight_true_dst_true()`` and
+``test_localtime_daylight_false_dst_true()`` with a specific timezone.