diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-drupal/src/gatsby-node.js b/packages/gatsby-source-drupal/src/gatsby-node.js
index ab9d72d1fc4d3..e988e0326632f 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-drupal/src/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-drupal/src/gatsby-node.js
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ ${JSON.stringify(webhookBody, null, 4)}`
 
           for (const nodeSyncData of nodesToSync) {
             if (nodeSyncData.action === `delete`) {
-              handleDeletedNode({
+              await handleDeletedNode({
                 actions,
                 getNode,
                 cache,