diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/TestResourceLocalizationService.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/TestResourceLocalizationService.java
index cf9f7b92953..ee6ddcf1464 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/TestResourceLocalizationService.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-server/hadoop-yarn-server-nodemanager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/server/nodemanager/containermanager/localizer/TestResourceLocalizationService.java
@@ -2632,6 +2632,8 @@ public class TestResourceLocalizationService {
           new ApplicationLocalizationEvent(
             LocalizationEventType.DESTROY_APPLICATION_RESOURCES, app);
       spyService.handle(destroyApp);
+      // Waits for APPLICATION_RESOURCES_CLEANEDUP event to be handled.
+      dispatcher.await();
       verify(applicationBus).handle(argThat(matchesAppDestroy));
 
       // verify we got the right delete calls