diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index bdf1af45e3e7..44a26cc2e078 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ def verify_cleanup(
     for thread in threads:
         assert (
             isinstance(thread, threading._DummyThread)
-            or thread.name.startswith("waitpid-")
+            or thread.name.startswith("asyncio-waitpid-")
             or "_run_safe_shutdown_loop" in thread.name
         )