diff --git a/test/core/security/BUILD b/test/core/security/BUILD
index 4002668d7ec..e11332fb22e 100644
--- a/test/core/security/BUILD
+++ b/test/core/security/BUILD
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ grpc_cc_test(
         "//:gpr",
         "//:grpc",
         "//src/core:channel_args",
+        "//test/core/event_engine:event_engine_test_utils",
         "//test/core/event_engine/fuzzing_event_engine",
         "//test/core/test_util:grpc_test_util",
         "//test/core/test_util:grpc_test_util_base",
diff --git a/test/core/security/credentials_test.cc b/test/core/security/credentials_test.cc
index fd71c61a1f0..14bb2b74ab9 100644
--- a/test/core/security/credentials_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/security/credentials_test.cc
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #include "src/core/util/string.h"
 #include "src/core/util/tmpfile.h"
 #include "test/core/event_engine/fuzzing_event_engine/fuzzing_event_engine.h"
+#include "test/core/event_engine/event_engine_test_utils.h"
 #include "test/core/test_util/test_config.h"
 
 namespace grpc_core {
@@ -2512,6 +2513,8 @@ class ExternalAccountCredentialsTest : public ::testing::Test {
     event_engine_->FuzzingDone();
     event_engine_->TickUntilIdle();
     event_engine_->UnsetGlobalHooks();
+    grpc_event_engine::experimental::WaitForSingleOwner(
+        std::move(event_engine_));
   }
 
   std::shared_ptr<FuzzingEventEngine> event_engine_ =