diff --git a/Lib/test/test_resource.py b/Lib/test/test_resource.py
index 09ac4d53ca7..3ff31bb33dd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_resource.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_resource.py
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ def test_fsize_enforced(self):
                     try:
                         f.write("Y")
                         f.flush()
+                        # On some systems (e.g., Ubuntu on hppa) the flush()
+                        # doesn't cause the exception, but the close() does.
+                        f.close()
                     except IOError:
                         if not limit_set:
                             raise