diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/AsyncAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/AsyncAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
index 7991015c5d..0124bb18d1 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/AsyncAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/scheduling/annotation/AsyncAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class AsyncAnnotationBeanPostProcessorTests {
 
 		private Thread thread;
 
-		private CountDownLatch latch;
+		private final CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
 
 		public Thread getThread() {
 			return this.thread;