diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
index b9ff29055b..0e304bdbd1 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ QDict *qtest_qmp_receive(QTestState *s)
             return response;
         }
         /* Stash the event for a later consumption */
-        s->pending_events = g_list_prepend(s->pending_events, response);
+        s->pending_events = g_list_append(s->pending_events, response);
     }
 }