diff --git a/gio/tests/memory-monitor-poll.c b/gio/tests/memory-monitor-poll.c
index ac707d9b0..d6ef6db9a 100644
--- a/gio/tests/memory-monitor-poll.c
+++ b/gio/tests/memory-monitor-poll.c
@@ -65,11 +65,10 @@ test_event (const void *data)
                           "poll-interval-ms", 50,
                           "mem-free-ratio", test_data->simulated_mem_free_ratio,
                           NULL);
-  g_initable_init (G_INITABLE (monitor), NULL, &local_error);
-  g_assert_no_error (local_error);
-
   warning_id = g_signal_connect (monitor, "low-memory-warning",
                                  G_CALLBACK (memory_monitor_signal_cb), &warning_level);
+  g_initable_init (G_INITABLE (monitor), NULL, &local_error);
+  g_assert_no_error (local_error);
 
   while (warning_level == -1)
     g_main_context_iteration (NULL, TRUE);
diff --git a/gio/tests/memory-monitor-psi.c b/gio/tests/memory-monitor-psi.c
index 35d6a246c..4f149d8ef 100644
--- a/gio/tests/memory-monitor-psi.c
+++ b/gio/tests/memory-monitor-psi.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ test_receive_signals (SetupData *setup, gconstpointer data)
   monitor = g_object_new (G_TYPE_MEMORY_MONITOR_PSI,
                           "proc-path", setup->mock_proc_path,
                           NULL);
+  warning_id = g_signal_connect (monitor, "low-memory-warning",
+                                 G_CALLBACK (memory_monitor_psi_signal_cb), &warning_level);
   g_initable_init (G_INITABLE (monitor), NULL, &local_error);
   g_assert_no_error (local_error);
 
@@ -93,9 +95,6 @@ test_receive_signals (SetupData *setup, gconstpointer data)
                        &local_error);
   g_assert_no_error (local_error);
 
-  warning_id = g_signal_connect (monitor, "low-memory-warning",
-                                 G_CALLBACK (memory_monitor_psi_signal_cb), &warning_level);
-
   while (warning_level == -1)
     g_main_context_iteration (NULL, TRUE);