diff --git a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
index 64643cda24..165a0da501 100644
--- a/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-tests/src/test/scala/akka/io/TcpConnectionSpec.scala
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ class TcpConnectionSpec extends AkkaSpec("akka.io.tcp.register-timeout = 500ms")
       watch(connectionActor)
       EventFilter[DeathPactException](occurrences = 1) intercept {
         system.stop(connectionHandler.ref)
-        expectMsgType[Terminated].actor must be(connectionHandler.ref)
-        expectMsgType[Terminated].actor must be(connectionActor)
+        val deaths = Set(expectMsgType[Terminated].actor, expectMsgType[Terminated].actor)
+        deaths must be(Set(connectionHandler.ref, connectionActor))
       }
     }
   }