diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/262 b/tests/qemu-iotests/262
index 398f63587e..0963daa806 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/262
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/262
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ with iotests.FilePath('img') as img_path, \
 
     os.mkfifo(fifo)
 
-    iotests.log('Launching source VM...')
-    add_opts(vm_a)
-    vm_a.launch()
-
-    vm_a.enable_migration_events('A')
-
     iotests.log('Launching destination VM...')
     add_opts(vm_b)
     vm_b.add_incoming("exec: cat '%s'" % (fifo))
@@ -67,6 +61,12 @@ with iotests.FilePath('img') as img_path, \
 
     vm_b.enable_migration_events('B')
 
+    iotests.log('Launching source VM...')
+    add_opts(vm_a)
+    vm_a.launch()
+
+    vm_a.enable_migration_events('A')
+
     iotests.log('Starting migration to B...')
     iotests.log(vm_a.qmp('migrate', uri='exec:cat >%s' % (fifo)))
     with iotests.Timeout(3, 'Migration does not complete'):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/262.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/262.out
index 5a58e5e9f8..8e04c496c4 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/262.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/262.out
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-Launching source VM...
-Enabling migration QMP events on A...
-{"return": {}}
 Launching destination VM...
 Enabling migration QMP events on B...
 {"return": {}}
+Launching source VM...
+Enabling migration QMP events on A...
+{"return": {}}
 Starting migration to B...
 {"return": {}}
 {"data": {"status": "setup"}, "event": "MIGRATION", "timestamp": {"microseconds": "USECS", "seconds": "SECS"}}