diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
index 03c414914a7..e19d991fc44 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
@@ -1070,6 +1070,7 @@ class EventLoopTestsMixin:
     def test_internal_fds(self):
         loop = self.create_event_loop()
         if not isinstance(loop, selector_events.BaseSelectorEventLoop):
+            loop.close()
             self.skipTest('loop is not a BaseSelectorEventLoop')
 
         self.assertEqual(1, loop._internal_fds)