diff --git a/tests/modeltests/select_related/tests.py b/tests/modeltests/select_related/tests.py
index 301ce93b39c..1355c53221d 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/select_related/tests.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/select_related/tests.py
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ class SelectRelatedTests(TestCase):
         def test():
             world = Species.objects.all()
             families = [o.genus.family.name for o in world]
-            self.assertEqual(families, [
-                'Drosophilidae',
-                'Hominidae',
-                'Fabaceae',
+            self.assertEqual(sorted(families), [
                 'Amanitacae',
+                'Drosophilidae',
+                'Fabaceae',
+                'Hominidae',
             ])
         self.assertNumQueries(9, test)
 
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ class SelectRelatedTests(TestCase):
         def test():
             world = Species.objects.all().select_related()
             families = [o.genus.family.name for o in world]
-            self.assertEqual(families, [
-                'Drosophilidae',
-                'Hominidae',
-                'Fabaceae',
+            self.assertEqual(sorted(families), [
                 'Amanitacae',
+                'Drosophilidae',
+                'Fabaceae',
+                'Hominidae',
             ])
         self.assertNumQueries(1, test)
 
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ class SelectRelatedTests(TestCase):
         def test():
             world = Species.objects.all().select_related(depth=2)
             orders = [o.genus.family.order.name for o in world]
-            self.assertEqual(orders,
-                ['Diptera', 'Primates', 'Fabales', 'Agaricales'])
+            self.assertEqual(sorted(orders),
+                ['Agaricales', 'Diptera', 'Fabales', 'Primates'])
         self.assertNumQueries(5, test)
 
     def test_select_related_with_extra(self):
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ class SelectRelatedTests(TestCase):
         def test():
             world = Species.objects.select_related('genus__family')
             families = [o.genus.family.name for o in world]
-            self.assertEqual(families,
-                ['Drosophilidae', 'Hominidae', 'Fabaceae', 'Amanitacae'])
+            self.assertEqual(sorted(families),
+                ['Amanitacae', 'Drosophilidae', 'Fabaceae', 'Hominidae'])
         self.assertNumQueries(1, test)
 
     def test_more_certain_fields(self):