diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/dir --out-dir --watch multiple dir/executor.js b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/dir --out-dir --watch multiple dir/executor.js
index 1d480afb2637..51a279f82e14 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/dir --out-dir --watch multiple dir/executor.js	
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/test/fixtures/babel/dir --out-dir --watch multiple dir/executor.js	
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const run = (async function* () {
   );
 
   assert.match(yield, /Successfully compiled 1 file with Babel \(\d+ms\)\./);
+  // wait 200ms for compiled file saved to fs
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
 })();
 
 run.next();