diff --git a/client/pkg/transport/timeout_dialer_test.go b/client/pkg/transport/timeout_dialer_test.go
index a2ff0021473..854d68d1472 100644
--- a/client/pkg/transport/timeout_dialer_test.go
+++ b/client/pkg/transport/timeout_dialer_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestReadWriteTimeoutDialer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if operr, ok := err.(*net.OpError); !ok || operr.Op != "read" || !operr.Timeout() {
-		t.Errorf("err = %v, want write i/o timeout error", err)
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want read i/o timeout error", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/client/pkg/transport/timeout_listener_test.go b/client/pkg/transport/timeout_listener_test.go
index 0c4f2083730..828ddf8620f 100644
--- a/client/pkg/transport/timeout_listener_test.go
+++ b/client/pkg/transport/timeout_listener_test.go
@@ -47,22 +47,23 @@ func TestWriteReadTimeoutListener(t *testing.T) {
 		writeTimeout: 10 * time.Millisecond,
 		readTimeout:  10 * time.Millisecond,
 	}
-	stop := make(chan struct{}, 1)
 
-	blocker := func() {
+	blocker := func(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 		conn, derr := net.Dial("tcp", ln.Addr().String())
 		if derr != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected dail error: %v", derr)
 		}
 		defer conn.Close()
 		// block the receiver until the writer timeout
-		<-stop
+		<-stopCh
 	}
-	go blocker()
+
+	writerStopCh := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	go blocker(writerStopCh)
 
 	conn, err := wln.Accept()
 	if err != nil {
-		stop <- struct{}{}
+		writerStopCh <- struct{}{}
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected accept error: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
@@ -79,20 +80,21 @@ func TestWriteReadTimeoutListener(t *testing.T) {
 	case <-done:
 	// It waits 1s more to avoid delay in low-end system.
 	case <-time.After(wln.writeTimeout*10 + time.Second):
-		stop <- struct{}{}
+		writerStopCh <- struct{}{}
 		t.Fatal("wait timeout")
 	}
 
 	if operr, ok := err.(*net.OpError); !ok || operr.Op != "write" || !operr.Timeout() {
 		t.Errorf("err = %v, want write i/o timeout error", err)
 	}
-	stop <- struct{}{}
+	writerStopCh <- struct{}{}
 
-	go blocker()
+	readerStopCh := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	go blocker(readerStopCh)
 
 	conn, err = wln.Accept()
 	if err != nil {
-		stop <- struct{}{}
+		readerStopCh <- struct{}{}
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected accept error: %v", err)
 	}
 	buf := make([]byte, 10)
@@ -105,12 +107,12 @@ func TestWriteReadTimeoutListener(t *testing.T) {
 	select {
 	case <-done:
 	case <-time.After(wln.readTimeout * 10):
-		stop <- struct{}{}
+		readerStopCh <- struct{}{}
 		t.Fatal("wait timeout")
 	}
 
 	if operr, ok := err.(*net.OpError); !ok || operr.Op != "read" || !operr.Timeout() {
-		t.Errorf("err = %v, want write i/o timeout error", err)
+		t.Errorf("err = %v, want read i/o timeout error", err)
 	}
-	stop <- struct{}{}
+	readerStopCh <- struct{}{}
 }