diff --git a/tests/generic/554 b/tests/generic/554
index eaf1f45a..9a23c0eb 100755
--- a/tests/generic/554
+++ b/tests/generic/554
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _require_scratch
 _require_xfs_io_command "copy_range"
 _require_scratch_swapfile
 
-_scratch_mkfs 2>&1 >> $seqres.full
+_scratch_mkfs >>$seqres.full 2>&1
 _scratch_mount
 
 rm -f $seqres.full
diff --git a/tests/generic/565 b/tests/generic/565
index 41d85b91..e23e97b7 100755
--- a/tests/generic/565
+++ b/tests/generic/565
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _require_test
 _require_scratch
 _require_xfs_io_command "copy_range"
 
-_scratch_mkfs 2>&1 >> $seqres.full
+_scratch_mkfs >>$seqres.full 2>&1
 _scratch_mount