diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
index b1bc19ea7..bdf3db8c2 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_rsa.function
@@ -667,13 +667,12 @@ void mbedtls_rsa_gen_key( int nrbits, int exponent, int result)
     const char *pers = "test_suite_rsa";
 
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init( &ctr_drbg );
-
     mbedtls_entropy_init( &entropy );
+    mbedtls_rsa_init ( &ctx, 0, 0 );
+
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_ctr_drbg_seed( &ctr_drbg, mbedtls_entropy_func, &entropy,
                                 (const unsigned char *) pers, strlen( pers ) ) == 0 );
 
-    mbedtls_rsa_init( &ctx, 0, 0 );
-
     TEST_ASSERT( mbedtls_rsa_gen_key( &ctx, mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random, &ctr_drbg, nrbits, exponent ) == result );
     if( result == 0 )
     {