diff --git a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_threaded_import.py b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_threaded_import.py
index 9aeeb5e686e936..16c0513b585a86 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_threaded_import.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/test_threaded_import.py
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ 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):