diff --git a/src/fish_tests.cpp b/src/fish_tests.cpp
index 808763283..a35aa1d9e 100644
--- a/src/fish_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/fish_tests.cpp
@@ -6093,6 +6093,7 @@ static void test_topic_monitor_torture() {
     while (completed.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) < thread_count) {
         post_count += 1;
         monitor.post(t1);
+        std::this_thread::yield();
     }
     for (auto &t : threads) t.join();
 }