diff --git a/test/core/telemetry/metrics_test.cc b/test/core/telemetry/metrics_test.cc
index 8c57fb3790d..e8b0de32f19 100644
--- a/test/core/telemetry/metrics_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/telemetry/metrics_test.cc
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ TEST_F(MetricsTest, ParallelStatsPluginRegistrationAndLookup) {
       while (GlobalStatsPluginRegistry::GetStatsPluginsForChannel(
                  StatsPluginChannelScope("", "", endpoint_config_))
                  .size() < 10000) {
+        std::this_thread::yield();
       };
     });
   }