diff --git a/java/src-jni/test/TestH5Z.java b/java/src-jni/test/TestH5Z.java
index f01b2db9001..a9e36db605a 100644
--- a/java/src-jni/test/TestH5Z.java
+++ b/java/src-jni/test/TestH5Z.java
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ import hdf.hdf5lib.exceptions.HDF5LibraryException;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.FixMethodOrder;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
+import org.junit.runners.MethodSorters;
 
+@FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.NAME_ASCENDING)
 public class TestH5Z {
     @Rule
     public TestName testname = new TestName();
diff --git a/java/src-jni/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt b/java/src-jni/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt
index 50979ad96dd..57247d9a514 100644
--- a/java/src-jni/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt
+++ b/java/src-jni/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ JUnit version 4.13.2
 .testH5Zfilter_avail
 .testH5Zget_filter_class_info
 .testH5Zget_filter_class_info_invalid
-.testH5Zunregister_predefined
 .testH5Zget_filter_info
+.testH5Zunregister_predefined
 
 Time:  XXXX
 
diff --git a/java/test/TestH5Z.java b/java/test/TestH5Z.java
index 61f3f09fc4d..9843bdc5417 100644
--- a/java/test/TestH5Z.java
+++ b/java/test/TestH5Z.java
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ import hdf.hdf5lib.exceptions.HDF5LibraryException;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.FixMethodOrder;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
+import org.junit.runners.MethodSorters;
 
+@FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.NAME_ASCENDING)
 public class TestH5Z {
     @Rule
     public TestName testname = new TestName();
diff --git a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt
index 28fc1867504..831ccb76f42 100644
--- a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt
+++ b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Z.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 JUnit version 4.13.2
-.testH5Zfilter_avail
-.testH5Zconfig_get_param_double
+.testH5Pappend_filter_cdvalues
+.testH5Pappend_filter_string
 .testH5Pget_filter_params_by_idx
-.testH5Zconfig_get_param_missing_key
+.testH5Zconfig_get_param_bool
+.testH5Zconfig_get_param_double
 .testH5Zconfig_get_param_int
+.testH5Zconfig_get_param_missing_key
 .testH5Zconfig_get_param_str
+.testH5Zfilter_avail
 .testH5Zget_filter_class_info
 .testH5Zget_filter_class_info_invalid
-.testH5Zconfig_get_param_bool
-.testH5Zunregister_predefined
-.testH5Pappend_filter_string
-.testH5Pappend_filter_cdvalues
 .testH5Zget_filter_info
+.testH5Zunregister_predefined
 
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