diff --git a/projects/rocr-runtime/rocrtst/suites/test_common/main.cc b/projects/rocr-runtime/rocrtst/suites/test_common/main.cc
index bb00d7526a..e0020be00c 100644
--- a/projects/rocr-runtime/rocrtst/suites/test_common/main.cc
+++ b/projects/rocr-runtime/rocrtst/suites/test_common/main.cc
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ TEST(rocrtst, Test_Example) {
 }
 
 TEST(rocrtst, Test_Example_InterruptDisabled) {
-  rocrtst::SetEnv("HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT", "0");
   TestExample tst;
+  rocrtst::SetEnv("HSA_ENABLE_INTERRUPT", "0");
   RunGenericTest(&tst);
 }