diff --git a/sycl/source/detail/platform_impl.cpp b/sycl/source/detail/platform_impl.cpp
index 57b4a2f48030b..1506cfdf0c28f 100644
--- a/sycl/source/detail/platform_impl.cpp
+++ b/sycl/source/detail/platform_impl.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,31 @@ std::vector<platform> platform_impl::get_platforms() {
   // may be initialized after.
   GlobalHandler::registerDefaultContextReleaseHandler();
 
+  // Some applications/libraries prefer to implement their own device selection
+  // and default to just providing the first available device. Make sure that
+  // the first platform has the most preferrable device.
+  auto GetPlatformScore = [](const platform &p) {
+    auto devs = p.get_devices();
+    auto it =
+        std::max_element(devs.begin(), devs.end(), [](auto lhs, auto rhs) {
+          return default_selector_v(lhs) < default_selector_v(rhs);
+        });
+    return default_selector_v(*it);
+  };
+
+  std::vector<std::pair<platform, int>> PlatformScores;
+  PlatformScores.reserve(Platforms.size());
+  for (auto &p : Platforms)
+    PlatformScores.emplace_back(p, GetPlatformScore(p));
+
+  std::stable_sort(PlatformScores.begin(), PlatformScores.end(), [&](auto lhs, auto rhs) {
+    return lhs.second > rhs.second;
+  });
+
+  Platforms.clear();
+  for (auto &e : PlatformScores )
+    Platforms.push_back(e.first);
+
   return Platforms;
 }
 
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Basic/get_backend.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Basic/get_backend.cpp
index 975b3a7c7456a..c3930b607b78a 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Basic/get_backend.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Basic/get_backend.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-// Sporadic fails on DG2
-// TODO: Reenable when internal ticket is resolved
-// UNSUPPORTED: gpu-intel-dg2
 // RUN: %{build} -o %t.out
-// RUN: %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
+// FPGA RT returns random CL_INVALID_CONTEXT in some configurations, tracked
+// internally. Avoid FPGA devices until that is fixed.
+// RUN: env ONEAPI_DEVICE_SELECTOR="*:gpu;*:cpu" %{run-unfiltered-devices} %t.out
 //
 //==----------------- get_backend.cpp ------------------------==//
 // This is a test of get_backend().
diff --git a/sycl/test-e2e/Config/select_device.cpp b/sycl/test-e2e/Config/select_device.cpp
index 16d1e24340c1e..970e3088b3e71 100644
--- a/sycl/test-e2e/Config/select_device.cpp
+++ b/sycl/test-e2e/Config/select_device.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ static std::vector<DevDescT> getAllowListDesc(std::string allowList) {
         throw std::runtime_error("Malformed device allowlist");
       }
       decDescs.back().devDriverVer = allowList.substr(start, pos - start);
-      pos = pos + 3;
+      pos = pos + 2;
+
+      if (allowList[pos] == ',') {
+        pos++;
+      }
     }
 
     else if ((allowList.compare(pos, platformName.size(), platformName)) == 0) {