1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/rexml/xpath/test_text.rb b/test/rexml/xpath/test_text.rb
index cea3b05731..7222388e1b 100644
--- a/test/rexml/xpath/test_text.rb
+++ b/test/rexml/xpath/test_text.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ module REXMLTests
       assert_equal(1, nodes.size, "<b> has one element ancestor")
       nodes = @doc.get_elements('//b/ancestor::node()')
       assert_equal(2, nodes.size, "<b> has two node ancestors")
-      assert_kind_of REXML::Document, nodes[1]
+      nodes.sort_by!(&:name)
+      assert_kind_of REXML::Document, nodes[0]
+      assert_kind_of REXML::Element, nodes[1]
     end
   end
 end