diff --git a/db/db_compaction_test.cc b/db/db_compaction_test.cc
index 34b2a6f88..a1b4035e0 100644
--- a/db/db_compaction_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_compaction_test.cc
@@ -4600,6 +4600,7 @@ TEST_F(DBCompactionTest, LevelTtlCascadingCompactions) {
               PutVarint64(encoded_fieled, 0);
             }
           });
+      ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
 
       options.env = env_;
 
@@ -4616,7 +4617,6 @@ TEST_F(DBCompactionTest, LevelTtlCascadingCompactions) {
               ttl_compactions++;
             }
           });
-      ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
 
       // Add two L6 files with key ranges: [1 .. 100], [101 .. 200].
       Random rnd(301);
@@ -4748,6 +4748,7 @@ TEST_F(DBCompactionTest, LevelPeriodicCompaction) {
               PutVarint64(encoded_fieled, 0);
             }
           });
+      ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
 
       options.env = env_;
 
@@ -4764,7 +4765,6 @@ TEST_F(DBCompactionTest, LevelPeriodicCompaction) {
               periodic_compactions++;
             }
           });
-      ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
 
       Random rnd(301);
       for (int i = 0; i < kNumLevelFiles; ++i) {