diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGSchedulerSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGSchedulerSuite.scala
index 2c3aa2cf90d3..1b9ff740ff53 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGSchedulerSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/DAGSchedulerSuite.scala
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ class DAGSchedulerSuite
     }
 
     // The map stage should have been submitted.
+    sc.listenerBus.waitUntilEmpty(WAIT_TIMEOUT_MILLIS)
     assert(countSubmittedMapStageAttempts() === 1)
 
     complete(taskSets(0), Seq(