diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_waitfor.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_waitfor.py
index ed80540b2b3852..d5c02ba4a01df9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_waitfor.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_waitfor.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ async def test_wait_for_race_condition(self):
 
         fut = loop.create_future()
         task = asyncio.wait_for(fut, timeout=0.2)
-        loop.call_later(0.1, fut.set_result, "ok")
+        loop.call_soon(fut.set_result, "ok")
         res = await task
         self.assertEqual(res, "ok")