diff --git a/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts b/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
index 3e0b59535762..6c04e3c1e68a 100644
--- a/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts
@@ -493,9 +493,9 @@ describe('MatMenu', () => {
         useFactory: (overlay: Overlay) => () => overlay.scrollStrategies.close()
       }
     ], [FakeIcon]);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
     const trigger = fixture.componentInstance.trigger;
 
-    fixture.detectChanges();
     trigger.openMenu();
     fixture.detectChanges();