diff --git a/tests/remote/run-tests.py b/tests/remote/run-tests.py
index 95c8ab65d..e26e3483a 100755
--- a/tests/remote/run-tests.py
+++ b/tests/remote/run-tests.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def main():
 
     # sort the list
     test_names.sort()
-    tests.sort()
+    tests.sort(key=lambda t: t.__name__)
 
     # print help
     if requested_tests[0] == "help" and len(requested_hwsim_tests) == 0: