diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index 52e7b8dbb..70c0646f0 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -8393,6 +8393,7 @@ TEST_F(DBTest, HardLimit) {
   int key_idx = 0;
   for (int num = 0; num < 5; num++) {
     GenerateNewFile(&rnd, &key_idx, true);
+    dbfull()->TEST_WaitForFlushMemTable();
   }
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, callback_count.load());