diff --git a/tst/winfsp-tests/create-test.c b/tst/winfsp-tests/create-test.c
index ec38439b..153c7d5f 100644
--- a/tst/winfsp-tests/create-test.c
+++ b/tst/winfsp-tests/create-test.c
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ void create_dotest(ULONG Flags, PWSTR Prefix)
     ASSERT(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE != Handle);
     CloseHandle(Handle);
 
+    Handle = CreateFileW(FilePath,
+        GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, 0, CREATE_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN, 0);
+    ASSERT(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE != Handle);
+    CloseHandle(Handle);
+
     memfs_stop(memfs);
 }