diff --git a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
index e778dd8ae4..3e44562afa 100755
--- a/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3404-rebase-interactive.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ Initial setup:
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-rebase.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	# Commit dates are hardcoded to 2005, and the reflog entries will have
+	# a matching timestamp. Maintenance may thus immediately expire
+	# reflogs if it was running.
+	git config set gc.reflogExpire never &&
+	git config set gc.reflogExpireUnreachable never &&
+
 	git switch -C primary &&
 	test_commit A file1 &&
 	test_commit B file1 &&
diff --git a/t/t3406-rebase-message.sh b/t/t3406-rebase-message.sh
index a1d7fa7f7c..bc51a9d3a7 100755
--- a/t/t3406-rebase-message.sh
+++ b/t/t3406-rebase-message.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
+	# Commit dates are hardcoded to 2005, and the reflog entries will have
+	# a matching timestamp. Maintenance may thus immediately expire
+	# reflogs if it was running.
+	git config set gc.reflogExpire never &&
+	git config set gc.reflogExpireUnreachable never &&
+
 	test_commit O fileO &&
 	test_commit X fileX &&
 	git branch fast-forward &&
diff --git a/t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh b/t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh
index be09fc78c1..4336f417c2 100755
--- a/t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh
+++ b/t/t3431-rebase-fork-point.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 # C was formerly part of main but main was rewound to remove C
 #
 test_expect_success setup '
+	# Commit dates are hardcoded to 2005, and the reflog entries will have
+	# a matching timestamp. Maintenance may thus immediately expire
+	# reflogs if it was running.
+	git config set gc.reflogExpire never &&
+	git config set gc.reflogExpireUnreachable never &&
+
 	test_commit A &&
 	test_commit B &&
 	test_commit C &&
diff --git a/t/t3432-rebase-fast-forward.sh b/t/t3432-rebase-fast-forward.sh
index 5086e14c02..181d19dcc1 100755
--- a/t/t3432-rebase-fast-forward.sh
+++ b/t/t3432-rebase-fast-forward.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 test_expect_success setup '
+	# Commit dates are hardcoded to 2005, and the reflog entries will have
+	# a matching timestamp. Maintenance may thus immediately expire
+	# reflogs if it was running.
+	git config set gc.reflogExpire never &&
+	git config set gc.reflogExpireUnreachable never &&
+
 	test_commit A &&
 	test_commit B &&
 	test_commit C &&