diff --git a/test/TEST-71-HOSTNAME/meson.build b/test/TEST-71-HOSTNAME/meson.build
index 8dec5f37e7..642c556b85 100644
--- a/test/TEST-71-HOSTNAME/meson.build
+++ b/test/TEST-71-HOSTNAME/meson.build
@@ -3,5 +3,11 @@
 integration_tests += [
         integration_test_template + {
                 'name' : fs.name(meson.current_source_dir()),
+                'configuration' : integration_test_template['configuration'] + {
+                        # Do not request user session, as it may trigger to start
+                        # hostnamed in an unexpected timing, and the test may fail.
+                        'wants' : 'multi-user.target',
+                        'after' : 'multi-user.target',
+                },
         },
 ]