diff --git a/util/cpu/BUILD.bazel b/util/cpu/BUILD.bazel
index 08893520caaa0..b831ba544947b 100644
--- a/util/cpu/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/util/cpu/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ go_test(
     srcs = ["cpu_test.go"],
     embed = [":cpu"],
     flaky = True,
+    race = "on",
     deps = ["@com_github_stretchr_testify//require"],
 )
diff --git a/util/cpu/cpu_test.go b/util/cpu/cpu_test.go
index cd330a11e5196..a191227b72f78 100644
--- a/util/cpu/cpu_test.go
+++ b/util/cpu/cpu_test.go
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCPUValue(t *testing.T) {
-	Observer := NewCPUObserver()
-	Observer.Start()
+	observer := NewCPUObserver()
 	exit := make(chan struct{})
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
@@ -42,11 +41,11 @@ func TestCPUValue(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}()
 	}
-	Observer.Start()
+	observer.Start()
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, GetCPUUsage(), 0.0)
 	require.Less(t, GetCPUUsage(), 1.0)
-	Observer.Stop()
+	observer.Stop()
 	close(exit)
 	wg.Wait()
 }