diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/cli/cli.integtest.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/cli/cli.integtest.ts
index a6cc887384353..d41856acbb9cb 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/cli/cli.integtest.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/test/integ/cli/cli.integtest.ts
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ test('deploy with role', async () => {
       options: ['--role-arn', roleArn],
     });
 
+    // Immediately delete the stack again before we delete the role.
+    //
+    // Since roles are sticky, if we delete the role before the stack, subsequent DeleteStack
+    // operations will fail when CloudFormation tries to assume the role that's already gone.
+    await cdkDestroy('test-2');
+
   } finally {
     deleteRole();
   }