diff --git a/tests/test-shelve2.t b/tests/test-shelve2.t
--- a/tests/test-shelve2.t
+++ b/tests/test-shelve2.t
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
   $ hg shelve -d junk1
   abort: shelved change 'junk1' not found
   [10]
-  $ find .hg/shelve*
+  $ find .hg/shelve* | sort
   .hg/shelved
   .hg/shelved/junk1.patch
 
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@
   $ hg shelve -d junk2
   abort: shelved change 'junk2' not found
   [10]
-  $ find .hg/shelve*
+  $ find .hg/shelve* | sort
   .hg/shelved
   .hg/shelved/junk1.patch
   .hg/shelved/junk2.hg
@@ -786,11 +786,11 @@
   $ hg shelve -d junk3
   abort: shelved change 'junk3' not found
   [10]
-  $ find .hg/shelve*
+  $ find .hg/shelve* | sort
   .hg/shelved
   .hg/shelved/junk1.patch
+  .hg/shelved/junk2.hg
   .hg/shelved/junk3
-  .hg/shelved/junk2.hg
 
   $ cd ..