diff --git a/test/integration/flags.go b/test/integration/flags.go
index 44cb32f8a29b..4dafed04a540 100644
--- a/test/integration/flags.go
+++ b/test/integration/flags.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	// initflag must be imported before any other minikube pkg.
+	// Fix for https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/4866
 	_ "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/initflag"
 
 	"k8s.io/minikube/test/integration/util"