diff --git a/test/units/TEST-88-UPGRADE.sh b/test/units/TEST-88-UPGRADE.sh
index 8bff38d247..96bc8f8aee 100755
--- a/test/units/TEST-88-UPGRADE.sh
+++ b/test/units/TEST-88-UPGRADE.sh
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ systemd-run --on-calendar="@$after_2h" -u upgrade_timer_test date
 timer1=$(systemctl show -P TimersCalendar upgrade_timer_test.timer)
 timer2=$(systemctl show -P NextElapseUSecRealtime upgrade_timer_test.timer)
 
-dnf downgrade -y --allowerasing --disablerepo '*' "$pkgdir"/distro/*.rpm
-
 # FIXME: See https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/39293
 systemctl stop systemd-networkd-resolve-hook.socket || true
 
+dnf downgrade -y --allowerasing --disablerepo '*' "$pkgdir"/distro/*.rpm
+
 # Some distros don't ship networkd, so the test will always fail
 if command -v networkctl >/dev/null; then
     networkd=1