diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Net.Quic/tests/FunctionalTests/QuicStreamTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Net.Quic/tests/FunctionalTests/QuicStreamTests.cs
index bdbf155d2d1ea..9a2e421e75dc0 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Net.Quic/tests/FunctionalTests/QuicStreamTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Net.Quic/tests/FunctionalTests/QuicStreamTests.cs
@@ -1249,11 +1249,12 @@ await RunClientServer(
                     {
                         await stream.WritesClosed;
                     }
-                    serverSem.Release();
-                    await clientSem.WaitAsync();
 
                     var _ = await stream.ReadAsync(new byte[0]);
 
+                    serverSem.Release();
+                    await clientSem.WaitAsync();
+
                     if (closeServer)
                     {
                         expectedError = QuicError.OperationAborted;
@@ -1281,11 +1282,12 @@ await RunClientServer(
                     {
                         await stream.WritesClosed;
                     }
-                    clientSem.Release();
-                    await serverSem.WaitAsync();
 
                     var _ = await stream.ReadAsync(new byte[0]);
 
+                    clientSem.Release();
+                    await serverSem.WaitAsync();
+
                     if (!closeServer)
                     {
                         expectedError = QuicError.OperationAborted;