diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
index 08d7cfadc084..603f994dc959 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/tests.py
@@ -3266,7 +3266,7 @@ def test_create_dataframe_from_pandas_with_timestamp(self):
         import pandas as pd
         from datetime import datetime
         pdf = pd.DataFrame({"ts": [datetime(2017, 10, 31, 1, 1, 1)],
-                            "d": [pd.Timestamp.now().date()]})
+                            "d": [pd.Timestamp.now().date()]}, columns=["d", "ts"])
         # test types are inferred correctly without specifying schema
         df = self.spark.createDataFrame(pdf)
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(df.schema['ts'].dataType, TimestampType))