diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/validating/admission_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/validating/admission_test.go
index cc8ee5ccbe4..21fb787bb3f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/validating/admission_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/policy/validating/admission_test.go
@@ -1646,14 +1646,14 @@ func testParamRefCase(t *testing.T, paramIsClusterScoped, nameIsSet, namespaceIs
 		newClusterScopedParam(matchingParamName+"5", otherNonmatchingLabels),
 	}
 
-	require.NoError(t, testContext.UpdateAndWait(&policy, &binding))
-
 	for _, p := range params {
 		// Don't wait for these sync the informers would not have been
 		// created unless bound to a policy
 		require.NoError(t, testContext.Update(p))
 	}
 
+	require.NoError(t, testContext.UpdateAndWait(&policy, &binding))
+
 	namespacedRequestObject := newParam("some param", nonMatchingNamespace, nil)
 	clusterScopedRequestObject := newClusterScopedParam("other param", nil)