diff --git a/pkg/sql/colcontainer/partitionedqueue_test.go b/pkg/sql/colcontainer/partitionedqueue_test.go
index 3efbe2d9d6de..ec1aa78db95f 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/colcontainer/partitionedqueue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/colcontainer/partitionedqueue_test.go
@@ -310,5 +310,8 @@ func TestPartitionedDiskQueueSimulatedExternal(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		joinRepartition(0, 0, numRepartitions, 0)
+
+		require.NoError(t, p.Close(ctx))
+		countingFS.assertOpenFDs(t, sem, 0, 0)
 	})
 }