diff --git a/br/pkg/streamhelper/subscription_test.go b/br/pkg/streamhelper/subscription_test.go
index 2341cb05dc01e..da7aa627eabd0 100644
--- a/br/pkg/streamhelper/subscription_test.go
+++ b/br/pkg/streamhelper/subscription_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/streamhelper"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/streamhelper/spans"
@@ -32,6 +33,16 @@ func installSubscribeSupportForRandomN(c *fakeCluster, n int) {
 	}
 }
 
+func waitPendingEvents(t *testing.T, sub *streamhelper.FlushSubscriber) {
+	last := len(sub.Events())
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Microsecond)
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		noProg := len(sub.Events()) == last
+		last = len(sub.Events())
+		return noProg
+	}, 3*time.Second, 100*time.Millisecond)
+}
+
 func TestSubBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	req := require.New(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -47,6 +58,7 @@ func TestSubBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	sub.HandleErrors(ctx)
 	req.NoError(sub.PendingErrors())
+	waitPendingEvents(t, sub)
 	sub.Drop()
 	s := spans.Sorted(spans.NewFullWith(spans.Full(), 1))
 	for k := range sub.Events() {
@@ -81,6 +93,7 @@ func TestNormalError(t *testing.T) {
 		cp = c.advanceCheckpoints()
 		c.flushAll()
 	}
+	waitPendingEvents(t, sub)
 	sub.Drop()
 	s := spans.Sorted(spans.NewFullWith(spans.Full(), 1))
 	for k := range sub.Events() {
@@ -155,6 +168,7 @@ func TestStoreRemoved(t *testing.T) {
 	sub.HandleErrors(ctx)
 	req.NoError(sub.PendingErrors())
 
+	waitPendingEvents(t, sub)
 	sub.Drop()
 	s := spans.Sorted(spans.NewFullWith(spans.Full(), 1))
 	for k := range sub.Events() {
@@ -188,6 +202,8 @@ func TestSomeOfStoreUnsupported(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	s := spans.Sorted(spans.NewFullWith(spans.Full(), 1))
 	m := new(sync.Mutex)
+
+	waitPendingEvents(t, sub)
 	sub.Drop()
 	for k := range sub.Events() {
 		s.Merge(k)