diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/create_role_propagation.out b/src/test/regress/expected/create_role_propagation.out
index 90f2690ce..3241cd846 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/create_role_propagation.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/create_role_propagation.out
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ SELECT roleid::regrole::text AS role, member::regrole::text, grantor::regrole::t
 (1 row)
 
 \c - - - :master_port
-create role test_admin_role;
 -- test grants with distributed and non-distributed roles
 SELECT master_remove_node('localhost', :worker_2_port);
  master_remove_node
@@ -204,6 +203,7 @@ SELECT master_remove_node('localhost', :worker_2_port);
 
 (1 row)
 
+create role test_admin_role;
 CREATE ROLE dist_role_1 SUPERUSER;
 CREATE ROLE dist_role_2;
 CREATE ROLE dist_role_3;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/create_role_propagation.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/create_role_propagation.sql
index bd2951b17..fce10595f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/create_role_propagation.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/create_role_propagation.sql
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ SELECT roleid::regrole::text AS role, member::regrole::text, grantor::regrole::t
 
 \c - - - :master_port
 
-create role test_admin_role;
-
 -- test grants with distributed and non-distributed roles
 
 SELECT master_remove_node('localhost', :worker_2_port);
 
+create role test_admin_role;
+
 CREATE ROLE dist_role_1 SUPERUSER;
 CREATE ROLE dist_role_2;
 CREATE ROLE dist_role_3;