diff --git a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_threaded_import.py b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_threaded_import.py
index 85c3032aed53b1..68de4a66f3c703 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_threaded_import.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_threaded_import.py
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ def target():
         self.addCleanup(forget, TESTFN)
         self.addCleanup(rmtree, '__pycache__')
         importlib.invalidate_caches()
-        __import__(TESTFN)
+        with threading_helper.wait_threads_exit():
+            __import__(TESTFN)
         del sys.modules[TESTFN]
 
     def test_concurrent_futures_circular_import(self):