diff --git a/tools/db_stress.cc b/tools/db_stress.cc
index 5fd84258b..6a3e8bdef 100644
--- a/tools/db_stress.cc
+++ b/tools/db_stress.cc
@@ -4054,6 +4054,9 @@ class AtomicFlushStressTest : public StressTest {
     assert(num == iters.size());
     std::vector<Status> statuses(num, Status::OK());
     do {
+      if (shared->HasVerificationFailedYet()) {
+        break;
+      }
       size_t valid_cnt = 0;
       size_t idx = 0;
       for (auto& iter : iters) {