diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py b/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
index d650c4476a0..c278dd1773c 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ def run_test_server(*, host='127.0.0.1', port=0, use_ssl=False):
         yield httpd
     finally:
         httpd.shutdown()
+        httpd.server_close()
         server_thread.join()