diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncgen.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncgen.py
index 4f00558770dafd..85d34c1ce7978d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncgen.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncgen.py
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ async def async_generator():
 
         async def run():
             ag = async_generator()
-            asyncio.create_task(ag.aclose())
+            task = asyncio.create_task(ag.aclose())
             tasks = asyncio.all_tasks()
             for task in tasks:
                 # No AttributeError raised