diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/threadpool/UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/threadpool/UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests.java
index 3a50bf7b49df0..36ddfd6c03589 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/threadpool/UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/threadpool/UpdateThreadPoolSettingsTests.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public void testWriteThreadPoolsMaxSize() throws InterruptedException {
     }
 
     private static int getExpectedThreadPoolSize(Settings settings, String name, int size) {
-        if (name.equals(ThreadPool.Names.WRITE)) {
+        if (name.equals(ThreadPool.Names.WRITE) || name.equals(Names.SYSTEM_WRITE)) {
             return Math.min(size, EsExecutors.allocatedProcessors(settings));
         } else {
             return size;