diff --git a/tests/test-crypto-tlssession.c b/tests/test-crypto-tlssession.c
index 1a4a066d76..82f21c27f2 100644
--- a/tests/test-crypto-tlssession.c
+++ b/tests/test-crypto-tlssession.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static QCryptoTLSCreds *test_tls_creds_create(QCryptoTLSCredsEndpoint endpoint,
                      "server" : "client"),
         "dir", certdir,
         "verify-peer", "yes",
+        "priority", "NORMAL",
         /* We skip initial sanity checks here because we
          * want to make sure that problems are being
          * detected at the TLS session validation stage,
diff --git a/tests/test-io-channel-tls.c b/tests/test-io-channel-tls.c
index 32743b2c96..bb88ee870f 100644
--- a/tests/test-io-channel-tls.c
+++ b/tests/test-io-channel-tls.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static QCryptoTLSCreds *test_tls_creds_create(QCryptoTLSCredsEndpoint endpoint,
                      "server" : "client"),
         "dir", certdir,
         "verify-peer", "yes",
+        "priority", "NORMAL",
         /* We skip initial sanity checks here because we
          * want to make sure that problems are being
          * detected at the TLS session validation stage,