diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_reference_table.out b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_reference_table.out
index 3a4c4a8e4..855d96a0b 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/multi_reference_table.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/multi_reference_table.out
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ SELECT
 FROM
 	pg_dist_shard_placement
 WHERE
-	shardid IN (SELECT shardid FROM pg_dist_shard WHERE logicalrelid = 'reference_table_test'::regclass);
+	shardid IN (SELECT shardid FROM pg_dist_shard WHERE logicalrelid = 'reference_table_test'::regclass)
+ORDER BY
+	placementid;
  shardid | shardstate | nodename  | nodeport 
 ---------+------------+-----------+----------
  1250000 |          1 | localhost |    57637
@@ -822,7 +824,9 @@ SELECT
 FROM
 	pg_dist_shard_placement
 WHERE
-	shardid IN (SELECT shardid FROM pg_dist_shard WHERE logicalrelid = 'reference_table_test_fourth'::regclass);
+	shardid IN (SELECT shardid FROM pg_dist_shard WHERE logicalrelid = 'reference_table_test_fourth'::regclass)
+ORDER BY
+	placementid;
  shardid | shardstate | nodename  | nodeport 
 ---------+------------+-----------+----------
  1250003 |          1 | localhost |    57637
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_reference_table.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_reference_table.sql
index 85f656961..e16c2d271 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/multi_reference_table.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/multi_reference_table.sql
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ SELECT
 FROM
 	pg_dist_shard_placement
 WHERE
-	shardid IN (SELECT shardid FROM pg_dist_shard WHERE logicalrelid = 'reference_table_test'::regclass);
+	shardid IN (SELECT shardid FROM pg_dist_shard WHERE logicalrelid = 'reference_table_test'::regclass)
+ORDER BY
+	placementid;
 
 -- check whether data was copied into distributed table
 SELECT * FROM reference_table_test;
@@ -501,7 +503,9 @@ SELECT
 FROM
 	pg_dist_shard_placement
 WHERE
-	shardid IN (SELECT shardid FROM pg_dist_shard WHERE logicalrelid = 'reference_table_test_fourth'::regclass);
+	shardid IN (SELECT shardid FROM pg_dist_shard WHERE logicalrelid = 'reference_table_test_fourth'::regclass)
+ORDER BY
+	placementid;
 
 -- let's not run some update/delete queries on arbitrary columns
 DELETE FROM