diff --git a/awc/tests/test_client.rs b/awc/tests/test_client.rs
index 0ef04aa60..8ca94ec91 100644
--- a/awc/tests/test_client.rs
+++ b/awc/tests/test_client.rs
@@ -722,11 +722,9 @@ async fn test_client_cookie_handling() {
 async fn client_unread_response() {
     let addr = test::unused_addr();
 
-    let (tx, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel(1);
+    let lst = std::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).unwrap();
 
     std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        let lst = std::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).unwrap();
-        tx.send(()).unwrap();
         for stream in lst.incoming() {
             let mut stream = stream.unwrap();
             let mut b = [0; 1000];
@@ -740,8 +738,6 @@ async fn client_unread_response() {
         }
     });
 
-    rx.recv().unwrap();
-
     // client request
     let req = awc::Client::new().get(format!("http://{}/", addr).as_str());
     let mut res = req.send().await.unwrap();