diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/040_standby_failover_slots_sync.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/040_standby_failover_slots_sync.pl
index c96515d178..117546674f 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/040_standby_failover_slots_sync.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/040_standby_failover_slots_sync.pl
@@ -227,6 +227,13 @@ $standby1->reload;
 $subscriber1->safe_psql('postgres',
 	"ALTER SUBSCRIPTION regress_mysub1 ENABLE");
 
+# This wait ensures that confirmed_flush_lsn has been moved to latest
+# position.
+$primary->wait_for_catchup('regress_mysub1');
+
+# To ensure that restart_lsn has moved to a recent WAL position, we need
+# to log XLOG_RUNNING_XACTS and make sure the same is processed as well
+$primary->psql('postgres', "CHECKPOINT");
 $primary->wait_for_catchup('regress_mysub1');
 
 # Do not allow any further advancement of the restart_lsn for the lsub1_slot.