diff --git a/db/db_wal_test.cc b/db/db_wal_test.cc
index a96204937..554a184f8 100644
--- a/db/db_wal_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_wal_test.cc
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ TEST_F(DBWALTestWithEnrichedEnv, SkipDeletedWALs) {
   options.write_buffer_size = 128;
   Reopen(options);
 
+  SyncPoint::GetInstance()->LoadDependency(
+      {{"DBImpl::PurgeObsoleteFiles:End",
+        "DBWALTestWithEnrichedEnv.SkipDeletedWALs:AfterFlush"}});
+  SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+
   WriteOptions writeOpt = WriteOptions();
   for (int i = 0; i < 128 * 5; i++) {
     ASSERT_OK(dbfull()->Put(writeOpt, "foo", "v1"));
@@ -154,6 +159,8 @@ TEST_F(DBWALTestWithEnrichedEnv, SkipDeletedWALs) {
   fo.wait = true;
   ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(fo));
 
+  TEST_SYNC_POINT("DBWALTestWithEnrichedEnv.SkipDeletedWALs:AfterFlush");
+
   // some wals are deleted
   ASSERT_NE(0, enriched_env_->deleted_wal_cnt);
   // but not the first one
@@ -164,6 +171,8 @@ TEST_F(DBWALTestWithEnrichedEnv, SkipDeletedWALs) {
   Reopen(options);
   ASSERT_FALSE(enriched_env_->deleted_wal_reopened);
   ASSERT_FALSE(enriched_env_->gap_in_wals);
+
+  SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
 TEST_F(DBWALTest, WAL) {