diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
index 5728313d6dd3d..656d89c644b70 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SQLQuerySuite.scala
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ import TestSQLContext._
 import TestData._
 
 class SQLQuerySuite extends QueryTest {
+  // Make sure the tables are loaded.
+  TestData
+
   test("agg") {
     checkAnswer(
       sql("SELECT a, SUM(b) FROM testData2 GROUP BY a"),