diff --git a/runtime/runtime_callbacks_test.cc b/runtime/runtime_callbacks_test.cc
index f2e5012..d08be72 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime_callbacks_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/runtime_callbacks_test.cc
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
   self->TransitionFromSuspendedToRunnable();
   bool started = runtime_->Start();
   ASSERT_TRUE(started);
+  // Make sure the workers are done starting so we don't get callbacks for them.
+  runtime_->WaitForThreadPoolWorkersToStart();
 
   cb_.state = CallbackState::kBase;  // Ignore main thread attach.