diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/BaseQuotaTest.scala b/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/BaseQuotaTest.scala
index 3f5fa5c0457fc..5657df9a0d52c 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/BaseQuotaTest.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/integration/kafka/api/BaseQuotaTest.scala
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ abstract class BaseQuotaTest extends IntegrationTestHarness {
   this.producerConfig.setProperty(ProducerConfig.ACKS_CONFIG, "-1")
   this.producerConfig.setProperty(ProducerConfig.BUFFER_MEMORY_CONFIG, "300000")
   this.producerConfig.setProperty(ProducerConfig.CLIENT_ID_CONFIG, producerClientId)
+  this.producerConfig.setProperty(ProducerConfig.LINGER_MS_CONFIG, 0.toString)
   this.consumerConfig.setProperty(ConsumerConfig.GROUP_ID_CONFIG, "QuotasTest")
   this.consumerConfig.setProperty(ConsumerConfig.MAX_PARTITION_FETCH_BYTES_CONFIG, 4096.toString)
   this.consumerConfig.setProperty(ConsumerConfig.AUTO_OFFSET_RESET_CONFIG, "earliest")