diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py b/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py
index 3faa184..bb72ad4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threaded_import.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
     def test_parallel_meta_path(self):
         finder = Finder()
-        sys.meta_path.append(finder)
+        sys.meta_path.insert(0, finder)
         try:
             self.check_parallel_module_init()
             self.assertGreater(finder.numcalls, 0)