diff --git a/test/fixtures/snapshot/weak-reference-gc.js b/test/fixtures/snapshot/weak-reference-gc.js
index d8bfdf95d1772a..8dada530e77c2a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/snapshot/weak-reference-gc.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/snapshot/weak-reference-gc.js
@@ -5,16 +5,27 @@ const { WeakReference } = internalBinding('util');
 const {
   setDeserializeMainFunction
 } = require('v8').startupSnapshot
-const assert = require('assert');
 
 let obj = { hello: 'world' };
 const ref = new WeakReference(obj);
+let gcCount = 0;
+let maxGC = 10;
 
-setDeserializeMainFunction(() => {
-  obj = null;
+function run() {
   globalThis.gc();
-
   setImmediate(() => {
-    assert.strictEqual(ref.get(), undefined);
+    gcCount++;
+    if (ref.get() === undefined) {
+      return;
+    } else if (gcCount < maxGC) {
+      run();
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Reference is still around after ${maxGC} GC`);
+    }
   });
+}
+
+setDeserializeMainFunction(() => {
+  obj = null;
+  run();
 });
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-domain-async-id-map-leak.js b/test/parallel/test-domain-async-id-map-leak.js
index 8c03aa9401259a..12e93ef3594eaa 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-domain-async-id-map-leak.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-domain-async-id-map-leak.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ const isEnumerable = Function.call.bind(Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable);
 // See: https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/23862
 
 let d = domain.create();
+let resourceGCed = false; let domainGCed = false; let
+  emitterGCed = false;
 d.run(() => {
   const resource = new async_hooks.AsyncResource('TestResource');
   const emitter = new EventEmitter();
@@ -30,10 +32,17 @@ d.run(() => {
   // emitter → resource → async id ⇒ domain → emitter.
   // Make sure that all of these objects are released:
 
-  onGC(resource, { ongc: common.mustCall() });
-  onGC(d, { ongc: common.mustCall() });
-  onGC(emitter, { ongc: common.mustCall() });
+  onGC(resource, { ongc: common.mustCall(() => { resourceGCed = true; }) });
+  onGC(d, { ongc: common.mustCall(() => { domainGCed = true; }) });
+  onGC(emitter, { ongc: common.mustCall(() => { emitterGCed = true; }) });
 });
 
 d = null;
-global.gc();
+
+async function main() {
+  await common.gcUntil(
+    'All objects garbage collected',
+    () => resourceGCed && domainGCed && emitterGCed);
+}
+
+main();
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-internal-util-weakreference.js b/test/parallel/test-internal-util-weakreference.js
index b48b34fe2309ea..75a00176bb095b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-internal-util-weakreference.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-internal-util-weakreference.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Flags: --expose-internals --expose-gc
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { internalBinding } = require('internal/test/binding');
 const { WeakReference } = internalBinding('util');
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ let obj = { hello: 'world' };
 const ref = new WeakReference(obj);
 assert.strictEqual(ref.get(), obj);
 
-setImmediate(() => {
+async function main() {
   obj = null;
-  global.gc();
+  await common.gcUntil(
+    'Reference is garbage collected',
+    () => ref.get() === undefined);
+}
 
-  assert.strictEqual(ref.get(), undefined);
-});
+main();