diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
index c078b443c5b..8a307b976a8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -1604,10 +1604,10 @@ class ShutdownTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
             class C:
                 def __del__(self):
-                    print("before")
+                    print("before", flush=True)
                     # Check that builtins still exist
                     len(())
-                    print("after")
+                    print("after", flush=True)
 
             c = C()
             # Make this module survive until builtins and sys are cleaned