diff --git a/test/units/TEST-87-AUX-UTILS-VM.bootctl.sh b/test/units/TEST-87-AUX-UTILS-VM.bootctl.sh
index c8e3da09cf..f615facb53 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-87-AUX-UTILS-VM.bootctl.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-87-AUX-UTILS-VM.bootctl.sh
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ EOF
     bootctl remove
 }
 
-testcase_secureboot() {
+# Order this first, as other test cases mess with the ESP and might break 'bootctl status' output
+testcase_00_secureboot() {
     if [ ! -d /sys/firmware/efi ]; then
         echo "Not booted with EFI, skipping secureboot tests."
         return 0