diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
index 057cdd11285..2f5c150402b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_unix_console.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def unix_console(events, **kwargs):
     height = kwargs.get("height", 25)
     width = kwargs.get("width", 80)
     console.getheightwidth = MagicMock(side_effect=lambda: (height, width))
+    console.wait = MagicMock()
 
     console.prepare()
     for key, val in kwargs.items():
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_windows_console.py b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_windows_console.py
index 07eaccd1124..69f2d5af2a4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_windows_console.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pyrepl/test_windows_console.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class WindowsConsoleTests(TestCase):
     def console(self, events, **kwargs) -> Console:
         console = WindowsConsole()
         console.get_event = MagicMock(side_effect=events)
+        console.wait = MagicMock()
         console._scroll = MagicMock()
         console._hide_cursor = MagicMock()
         console._show_cursor = MagicMock()