diff --git a/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/event/Unit_hipEventElapsedTime.cc b/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/event/Unit_hipEventElapsedTime.cc
index a3ebad3e88..1b5f6e22e9 100644
--- a/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/event/Unit_hipEventElapsedTime.cc
+++ b/projects/hip-tests/catch/unit/event/Unit_hipEventElapsedTime.cc
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Unit_hipEventElapsedTime_NotReady_Negative") {
   HIP_CHECK_ERROR(hipEventQuery(stop), hipErrorNotReady);
   HIP_ASSERT(hipEventElapsedTime(&tElapsed,start,stop) == hipErrorNotReady);
 
+  HIP_CHECK(hipStreamSynchronize(nullptr));
   HIP_CHECK(hipEventDestroy(start));
   HIP_CHECK(hipEventDestroy(stop));
 }