diff --git a/tests/page/wheel.spec.ts b/tests/page/wheel.spec.ts
index 8628b12ed6..6abcad59ae 100644
--- a/tests/page/wheel.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/page/wheel.spec.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ it.beforeAll(async ({ browserMajorVersion, browserName, isElectron, platform })
 });
 
 async function expectEvent(page: Page, expected: any) {
-  const received = await page.evaluate('window.lastEvent') as any;
+  let received: any;
+  await expect.poll(async () => {
+    received = await page.evaluate('window.lastEvent') as any;
+    return received;
+  }).toBeTruthy();
   if (ignoreDelta) {
     delete received.deltaX;
     delete received.deltaY;