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diff --git a/db/db_compaction_test.cc b/db/db_compaction_test.cc
index 48a080446..a4dcb538f 100644
--- a/db/db_compaction_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_compaction_test.cc
@@ -3646,9 +3646,20 @@ TEST_F(DBCompactionTest, NoCompactBottomLevelFilesWithDeletions) {
   // just need to bump seqnum so ReleaseSnapshot knows the newest key in the SST
   // files does not need to be preserved in case of a future snapshot.
   ASSERT_OK(Put(Key(0), "val"));
-  // release snapshot and no compaction should be triggered.
-  db_->ReleaseSnapshot(snapshot);
-  dbfull()->TEST_WaitForCompact();
+
+  {
+    // release snapshot and no compaction should be triggered.
+    std::atomic<int> num_compactions{0};
+    ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+        "DBImpl::BackgroundCompaction:Start",
+        [&](void* /*arg*/) { num_compactions.fetch_add(1); });
+    ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+    db_->ReleaseSnapshot(snapshot);
+    dbfull()->TEST_WaitForCompact();
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, num_compactions);
+    ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
+  }
+
   db_->GetLiveFilesMetaData(&post_release_metadata);
   ASSERT_EQ(pre_release_metadata.size(), post_release_metadata.size());