1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal/test-journal-flush.c b/src/journal/test-journal-flush.c
index 0ca24e0cb5..40ede4a926 100644
--- a/src/journal/test-journal-flush.c
+++ b/src/journal/test-journal-flush.c
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         r = journal_file_open(fn, O_CREAT|O_RDWR, 0644, false, false, NULL, NULL, NULL, &new_journal);
         assert_se(r >= 0);
 
-        unlink(fn);
-
         r = sd_journal_open(&j, 0);
         assert_se(r >= 0);
 
@@ -68,6 +66,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         journal_file_close(new_journal);
 
+        unlink(fn);
         assert_se(rmdir(dn) == 0);
 
         return 0;