diff --git a/plugins/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device_test.go b/plugins/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device_test.go
index 3c368a7e8..19a240732 100644
--- a/plugins/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device_test.go
+++ b/plugins/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device_test.go
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ func testCreateThinDevice(t *testing.T, pool *PoolDevice) {
 func testMakeFileSystem(t *testing.T, pool *PoolDevice) {
 	devicePath := dmsetup.GetFullDevicePath(thinDevice1)
 	args := []string{
-		devicePath,
 		"-E",
 		"nodiscard,lazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0",
+		devicePath,
 	}
 
 	output, err := exec.Command("mkfs.ext4", args...).CombinedOutput()