diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
index d4f330805..7cfc09f7f 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
@@ -667,12 +667,12 @@ void rsa_gen_key( int nrbits, int exponent, int result)
     const char *pers = "test_suite_rsa";
 
     entropy_init( &entropy );
+    rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+
     TEST_ASSERT( ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg, entropy_func, &entropy,
                                 (const unsigned char *) pers,
                                 strlen( pers ) ) == 0 );
 
-    rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
-
     TEST_ASSERT( rsa_gen_key( &ctx, ctr_drbg_random, &ctr_drbg, nrbits,
                  exponent ) == result );
     if( result == 0 )