diff --git a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests.java
index e8b4186a98a..ce02fc469d1 100644
--- a/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-actuator/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ public class MetricFilterAutoConfigurationTests {
 				.andReturn();
 		latch.countDown();
 		try {
+			// Work around SPR-13079 which has not been fixed in 4.1.x
+			result.getAsyncResult();
 			mvc.perform(asyncDispatch(result));
 			fail();
 		}