diff --git a/src/bin/pg_rewind/t/002_databases.pl b/src/bin/pg_rewind/t/002_databases.pl
index f10899d440..20bdb4ab59 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_rewind/t/002_databases.pl
+++ b/src/bin/pg_rewind/t/002_databases.pl
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ sub run_test
 
 	# Check that the correct databases are present after pg_rewind.
 	check_query(
-		'SELECT datname FROM pg_database',
-		qq(template1
-template0
-postgres
+		'SELECT datname FROM pg_database ORDER BY 1',
+		qq(beforepromotion
 inmaster
-beforepromotion
+postgres
 standby_afterpromotion
+template0
+template1
 ),
 		'database names');