diff --git a/setup/test.py b/setup/test.py
index 36d86a4d3e..950c119ad2 100644
--- a/setup/test.py
+++ b/setup/test.py
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ def find_tests(which_tests=None):
         a(find_tests())
         from calibre.ebooks.pdf.test_html_writer import find_tests
         a(find_tests())
+        from calibre.utils.xml_parse import find_tests
+        a(find_tests())
     if ok('misc'):
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata.tag_mapper import find_tests
         a(find_tests())
@@ -135,8 +137,6 @@ def find_tests(which_tests=None):
         a(find_tests())
         from calibre.utils.hyphenation.test_hyphenation import find_tests
         a(find_tests())
-        from calibre.utils.xml_parse import find_tests
-        a(find_tests())
         if iswindows:
             from calibre.utils.windows.wintest import find_tests
             a(find_tests())