diff --git a/be/src/storage/tablet_updates.cpp b/be/src/storage/tablet_updates.cpp
index e8fffec5531fa..621636ae96d9d 100644
--- a/be/src/storage/tablet_updates.cpp
+++ b/be/src/storage/tablet_updates.cpp
@@ -1021,14 +1021,18 @@ void TabletUpdates::do_apply() {
     _apply_stopped_cond.notify_all();
 }
 
-void TabletUpdates::_stop_and_wait_apply_done() {
-    _apply_stopped = true;
+void TabletUpdates::_wait_apply_done() {
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> ul(_apply_running_lock);
     while (_apply_running) {
         _apply_stopped_cond.wait(ul);
     }
 }
 
+void TabletUpdates::_stop_and_wait_apply_done() {
+    _apply_stopped = true;
+    _wait_apply_done();
+}
+
 Status TabletUpdates::get_latest_applied_version(EditVersion* latest_applied_version) {
     std::lock_guard l(_lock);
     if (_edit_version_infos.empty()) {
diff --git a/be/src/storage/tablet_updates.h b/be/src/storage/tablet_updates.h
index e886532077df0..74bdd31c541f1 100644
--- a/be/src/storage/tablet_updates.h
+++ b/be/src/storage/tablet_updates.h
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ class TabletUpdates {
     Status _commit_compaction(std::unique_ptr<CompactionInfo>* info, const RowsetSharedPtr& rowset,
                               EditVersion* commit_version);
 
+    void _wait_apply_done();
     void _stop_and_wait_apply_done();
 
     Status _do_compaction(std::unique_ptr<CompactionInfo>* pinfo);
@@ -507,6 +508,7 @@ class TabletUpdates {
             _last_compaction_time_ms = UnixMillis();
         }
     }
+    void wait_apply_done() { _wait_apply_done(); }
     bool is_apply_stop() { return _apply_stopped.load(); }
 
     bool compaction_running() { return _compaction_running; }
diff --git a/be/test/storage/tablet_updates_test.cpp b/be/test/storage/tablet_updates_test.cpp
index 1d449a898e4c5..001b0ed1b214e 100644
--- a/be/test/storage/tablet_updates_test.cpp
+++ b/be/test/storage/tablet_updates_test.cpp
@@ -3694,14 +3694,14 @@ TEST_F(TabletUpdatesTest, test_compaction_apply_retry) {
         _tablet->updates()->check_for_apply();
 
         // Verify the read result
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200));
+        _tablet->updates()->wait_apply_done();
         ASSERT_TRUE(_tablet->updates()->is_error());
         ASSERT_TRUE(!_tablet->updates()->compaction_running());
     };
 
     _tablet->updates()->stop_compaction(false);
     _tablet->updates()->compaction(_compaction_mem_tracker.get());
-    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(200));
+    _tablet->updates()->wait_apply_done();
     ASSERT_TRUE(_tablet->updates()->is_error());
 
     // 2. get pindex meta failed