diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/tab_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/tab_spec.rb
index d3041239c3..594e9c7747 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/tab_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/tab_spec.rb
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ RSpec.describe Tab do
 
     it "includes recursive dependencies" do
       foo = formula("foo") { url "foo-1.0" }
-      stub_formula_loader foo
       bar = formula("bar") { url "bar-2.0" }
+      stub_formula_loader foo
       stub_formula_loader bar
 
       # Simulating dependencies formula => foo => bar