diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
index 867dc2f527d..007f3bcf37b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ def _is_gui_available():
         try:
             from tkinter import Tk
             root = Tk()
+            root.withdraw()
             root.update()
             root.destroy()
         except Exception as e:
@@ -488,12 +489,12 @@ def is_resource_enabled(resource):
 
 def requires(resource, msg=None):
     """Raise ResourceDenied if the specified resource is not available."""
-    if resource == 'gui' and not _is_gui_available():
-        raise ResourceDenied(_is_gui_available.reason)
     if not is_resource_enabled(resource):
         if msg is None:
             msg = "Use of the %r resource not enabled" % resource
         raise ResourceDenied(msg)
+    if resource == 'gui' and not _is_gui_available():
+        raise ResourceDenied(_is_gui_available.reason)
 
 def _requires_unix_version(sysname, min_version):
     """Decorator raising SkipTest if the OS is `sysname` and the version is less