diff --git a/packages/toolkit/src/listenerMiddleware/tests/fork.test.ts b/packages/toolkit/src/listenerMiddleware/tests/fork.test.ts
index e12f5f673b..cbb67f6348 100644
--- a/packages/toolkit/src/listenerMiddleware/tests/fork.test.ts
+++ b/packages/toolkit/src/listenerMiddleware/tests/fork.test.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('fork', () => {
     })
     store.dispatch(increment())
 
-    expect(storeStateAfter).resolves.toEqual({ value: 1 })
+    await expect(storeStateAfter).resolves.toEqual({ value: 1 })
   })
 
   it.each<{