diff --git a/src/v/archival/tests/ntp_archiver_test.cc b/src/v/archival/tests/ntp_archiver_test.cc
index 26d82501873ee..5556e4620456b 100644
--- a/src/v/archival/tests/ntp_archiver_test.cc
+++ b/src/v/archival/tests/ntp_archiver_test.cc
@@ -1718,6 +1718,8 @@ static void test_manifest_spillover_impl(
       *part,
       amv);
 
+    auto stop_archiver = ss::defer([&archiver] { archiver.stop().get(); });
+
     // Do not start archiver and run spillover manually.
     vlog(
       test_log.debug,