diff --git a/integration/service/update_test.go b/integration/service/update_test.go
index 0fdc238fcf..4c1b94f8c0 100644
--- a/integration/service/update_test.go
+++ b/integration/service/update_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestServiceUpdateLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	service.Spec.Labels["foo"] = "bar"
 	_, err := cli.ServiceUpdate(ctx, serviceID, service.Version, service.Spec, types.ServiceUpdateOptions{})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceIsUpdated(cli, serviceID), swarm.ServicePoll)
+	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceSpecIsUpdated(cli, serviceID, service.Version.Index), swarm.ServicePoll)
 	service = getService(t, cli, serviceID)
 	assert.Check(t, is.DeepEqual(service.Spec.Labels, map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}))
 
@@ -40,21 +40,21 @@ func TestServiceUpdateLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	service.Spec.Labels["foo2"] = "bar"
 	_, err = cli.ServiceUpdate(ctx, serviceID, service.Version, service.Spec, types.ServiceUpdateOptions{})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceIsUpdated(cli, serviceID), swarm.ServicePoll)
+	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceSpecIsUpdated(cli, serviceID, service.Version.Index), swarm.ServicePoll)
 	service = getService(t, cli, serviceID)
 	assert.Check(t, is.DeepEqual(service.Spec.Labels, map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "foo2": "bar"}))
 
 	delete(service.Spec.Labels, "foo2")
 	_, err = cli.ServiceUpdate(ctx, serviceID, service.Version, service.Spec, types.ServiceUpdateOptions{})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceIsUpdated(cli, serviceID), swarm.ServicePoll)
+	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceSpecIsUpdated(cli, serviceID, service.Version.Index), swarm.ServicePoll)
 	service = getService(t, cli, serviceID)
 	assert.Check(t, is.DeepEqual(service.Spec.Labels, map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}))
 
 	delete(service.Spec.Labels, "foo")
 	_, err = cli.ServiceUpdate(ctx, serviceID, service.Version, service.Spec, types.ServiceUpdateOptions{})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceIsUpdated(cli, serviceID), swarm.ServicePoll)
+	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceSpecIsUpdated(cli, serviceID, service.Version.Index), swarm.ServicePoll)
 	service = getService(t, cli, serviceID)
 	assert.Check(t, is.DeepEqual(service.Spec.Labels, map[string]string{}))
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestServiceUpdateLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	service.Spec.Labels["foo"] = "bar"
 	_, err = cli.ServiceUpdate(ctx, serviceID, service.Version, service.Spec, types.ServiceUpdateOptions{})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceIsUpdated(cli, serviceID), swarm.ServicePoll)
+	poll.WaitOn(t, serviceSpecIsUpdated(cli, serviceID, service.Version.Index), swarm.ServicePoll)
 	service = getService(t, cli, serviceID)
 	assert.Check(t, is.DeepEqual(service.Spec.Labels, map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}))
 
@@ -217,3 +217,17 @@ func serviceIsUpdated(client client.ServiceAPIClient, serviceID string) func(log
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func serviceSpecIsUpdated(client client.ServiceAPIClient, serviceID string, serviceOldVersion uint64) func(log poll.LogT) poll.Result {
+	return func(log poll.LogT) poll.Result {
+		service, _, err := client.ServiceInspectWithRaw(context.Background(), serviceID, types.ServiceInspectOptions{})
+		switch {
+		case err != nil:
+			return poll.Error(err)
+		case service.Version.Index > serviceOldVersion:
+			return poll.Success()
+		default:
+			return poll.Continue("waiting for service %s to be updated", serviceID)
+		}
+	}
+}