diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/AsyncOperatorTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/AsyncOperatorTests.java
index a4370face45ad..0d3750f6fd580 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/AsyncOperatorTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/operator/AsyncOperatorTests.java
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ protected void doClose() {
 
                 }
             };
-            asyncOperator.addInput(new Page(blockFactory.newConstantIntBlockWith(randomInt(), between(1, 10))));
+            asyncOperator.addInput(new Page(BlockFactory.getNonBreakingInstance().newConstantIntBlockWith(randomInt(), between(1, 10))));
             asyncOperator.finish();
             try {
                 barrier.await(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);