diff --git a/db/version_set_test.cc b/db/version_set_test.cc
index bb10017e9..410c2bc65 100644
--- a/db/version_set_test.cc
+++ b/db/version_set_test.cc
@@ -3526,9 +3526,15 @@ TEST_P(ChargeFileMetadataTestWithParam, Basic) {
   // file metadata above. This results in 1 *
   // CacheReservationManagerImpl<CacheEntryRole::kFileMetadata>::GetDummyEntrySize()
   // cache reservation for file metadata.
+  SyncPoint::GetInstance()->LoadDependency(
+      {{"DBImpl::BackgroundCallCompaction:PurgedObsoleteFiles",
+        "ChargeFileMetadataTestWithParam::"
+        "PreVerifyingCacheReservationRelease"}});
+  SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
   ASSERT_OK(db_->CompactRange(CompactRangeOptions(), nullptr, nullptr));
   ASSERT_EQ("0,1", FilesPerLevel(0));
-
+  TEST_SYNC_POINT(
+      "ChargeFileMetadataTestWithParam::PreVerifyingCacheReservationRelease");
   if (charge_file_metadata == CacheEntryRoleOptions::Decision::kEnabled) {
     EXPECT_EQ(file_metadata_charge_only_cache->GetCacheCharge(),
               1 * CacheReservationManagerImpl<
@@ -3536,6 +3542,7 @@ TEST_P(ChargeFileMetadataTestWithParam, Basic) {
   } else {
     EXPECT_EQ(file_metadata_charge_only_cache->GetCacheCharge(), 0);
   }
+  SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 
   // Destroying the db will delete the remaining 1 new file metadata
   // This results in no cache reservation for file metadata.