diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tasks.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tasks.py
index bb1ffdf2df74c6..5168b8250ef0a2 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tasks.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tasks.py
@@ -2092,8 +2092,8 @@ def test_cancel_gather_1(self):
         async def create():
             # The indirection fut->child_coro is needed since otherwise the
             # gathering task is done at the same time as the child future
-            def child_coro():
-                return (yield from fut)
+            async def child_coro():
+                return await fut
             gather_future = asyncio.gather(child_coro())
             return asyncio.ensure_future(gather_future)
         gather_task = loop.run_until_complete(create())