diff --git a/plugins/serializers/graphite/graphite_test.go b/plugins/serializers/graphite/graphite_test.go
index 62d0f2a24..a6dd1aaa9 100644
--- a/plugins/serializers/graphite/graphite_test.go
+++ b/plugins/serializers/graphite/graphite_test.go
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ func TestSerializeValueBoolean(t *testing.T) {
 		fmt.Sprintf("localhost.enabled.cpu0.us-west-2.cpu 1 %d", now.Unix()),
 		fmt.Sprintf("localhost.disabled.cpu0.us-west-2.cpu 0 %d", now.Unix()),
 	}
+	sort.Strings(mS)
+	sort.Strings(expS)
 	assert.Equal(t, expS, mS)
 }