diff --git a/builtin/common/tests/misc_helpers_spec.lua b/builtin/common/tests/misc_helpers_spec.lua
index 59eb4ec5fc..e4cd25c2d8 100644
--- a/builtin/common/tests/misc_helpers_spec.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/tests/misc_helpers_spec.lua
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ describe("privs", function()
 		assert.equal("one", core.privs_to_string({ one=true }))
 
 		local ret = core.privs_to_string({ a=true, b=true })
-		assert(ret == "a,b" or ret == "b,a")
+		assert(ret == "a,b")
+		ret = core.privs_to_string({ e=true, c=true, d=true, a=true, b=true })
+		assert(ret == "a,b,c,d,e")
 	end)
 end)