diff --git a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
index 07747dcecf5..d65685df15d 100644
--- a/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@
 
         all_samples = try_wait_until do
           samples = samples_from_pprof_without_gc_and_overhead(recorder.serialize!)
-          samples if samples.any?
+          samples if samples_for_thread(samples, process_waiter_thread).any?
         end
 
         cpu_and_wall_time_worker.stop