diff --git a/br/pkg/streamhelper/advancer_test.go b/br/pkg/streamhelper/advancer_test.go
index ffcf578c8ce33..6851132699ee8 100644
--- a/br/pkg/streamhelper/advancer_test.go
+++ b/br/pkg/streamhelper/advancer_test.go
@@ -425,8 +425,37 @@ func TestOwnerDropped(t *testing.T) {
 	c := createFakeCluster(t, 4, false)
 	c.splitAndScatter("01", "02", "022", "023", "033", "04", "043")
 	installSubscribeSupport(c)
-	env := newTestEnv(c, t)
-	fp := "github.com/pingcap/tidb/br/pkg/streamhelper/get_subscriber"
+	getSubscriberReached := make(chan struct{})
+	beforeManualPollReached := make(chan struct{})
+	releaseSubscriber := make(chan struct{})
+	releaseManualPoll := make(chan struct{})
+	stopDone := make(chan struct{})
+	var getSubscriberReachedOnce sync.Once
+	var beforeManualPollReachedOnce sync.Once
+	timingHooksEnabled := atomic.NewBool(false)
+	// Keep the synchronization local to this fake env rather than a package-global
+	// failpoint: the flaky window is bounded by the subscription refresh (`Stores`)
+	// and the fallback manual poll (`RegionScan`). By wiring the hooks through this
+	// env, the repro stays test-local, immutable after construction, and the manual
+	// poll hook can wait for `OnStop` to finish before the poll phase is allowed to
+	// start, which makes the owner-loss handoff deterministic.
+	env := newTestEnv(c, t, withTestEnvTimingHooks(
+		func() {
+			if !timingHooksEnabled.Load() {
+				return
+			}
+			getSubscriberReachedOnce.Do(func() { close(getSubscriberReached) })
+			<-releaseSubscriber
+		},
+		func() {
+			if !timingHooksEnabled.Load() {
+				return
+			}
+			<-stopDone
+			beforeManualPollReachedOnce.Do(func() { close(beforeManualPollReached) })
+			<-releaseManualPoll
+		},
+	))
 	defer func() {
 		if t.Failed() {
 			fmt.Println(c)
@@ -437,18 +466,26 @@ func TestOwnerDropped(t *testing.T) {
 	adv.OnStart(ctx)
 	adv.SpawnSubscriptionHandler(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, adv.OnTick(ctx))
-	failpoint.Enable(fp, "pause")
-	ch := make(chan struct{})
+	timingHooksEnabled.Store(true)
+
+	tickDone := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		defer close(ch)
-		require.NoError(t, adv.OnTick(ctx))
+		tickDone <- adv.OnTick(ctx)
 	}()
-	adv.OnStop()
-	failpoint.Disable(fp)
-
+	// First hold the subscription refresh in-flight, then stop the owner. The
+	// fallback manual poll hook waits on `stopDone`, so the poll phase cannot start
+	// before the owner drop has completed.
+	<-getSubscriberReached
+	go func() {
+		adv.OnStop()
+		close(stopDone)
+	}()
+	close(releaseSubscriber)
+	<-beforeManualPollReached
 	cp := c.advanceCheckpoints()
 	c.flushAll()
-	<-ch
+	close(releaseManualPoll)
+	require.NoError(t, <-tickDone)
 	adv.WithCheckpoints(func(vsf *spans.ValueSortedFull) {
 		// Advancer will manually poll the checkpoint...
 		require.Equal(t, vsf.MinValue(), cp)
diff --git a/br/pkg/streamhelper/basic_lib_for_test.go b/br/pkg/streamhelper/basic_lib_for_test.go
index 2f25c8531eaa1..3a733e688139b 100644
--- a/br/pkg/streamhelper/basic_lib_for_test.go
+++ b/br/pkg/streamhelper/basic_lib_for_test.go
@@ -97,16 +97,34 @@ type testEnv struct {
 	task           streamhelper.TaskEvent
 
 	resolveLocks func([]*txnlock.Lock, *tikv.KeyLocation) (*tikv.KeyLocation, error)
+	beforeStores func()
+	beforeScan   func()
 
 	mu sync.Mutex
 	pd.Client
 }
 
-func newTestEnv(c *fakeCluster, t *testing.T) *testEnv {
+type testEnvOption func(*testEnv)
+
+// withTestEnvTimingHooks installs test-local immutable hooks at the fake-cluster
+// boundaries used by subscription refresh and fallback polling. This keeps the
+// synchronization scoped to a single test environment instead of a package-global
+// failpoint shared by the whole package.
+func withTestEnvTimingHooks(beforeStores, beforeScan func()) testEnvOption {
+	return func(env *testEnv) {
+		env.beforeStores = beforeStores
+		env.beforeScan = beforeScan
+	}
+}
+
+func newTestEnv(c *fakeCluster, t *testing.T, opts ...testEnvOption) *testEnv {
 	env := &testEnv{
 		Cluster: c.Cluster,
 		testCtx: t,
 	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(env)
+	}
 	rngs := env.ranges
 	if len(rngs) == 0 {
 		rngs = []kv.KeyRange{{}}
@@ -232,6 +250,25 @@ func (t *testEnv) putTask() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (t *testEnv) Stores(ctx context.Context) ([]streamhelper.Store, error) {
+	if t.beforeStores != nil {
+		t.beforeStores()
+	}
+	return t.Cluster.Stores(ctx)
+}
+
+func (t *testEnv) RegionScan(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	key []byte,
+	endKey []byte,
+	limit int,
+) ([]streamhelper.RegionWithLeader, error) {
+	if t.beforeScan != nil {
+		t.beforeScan()
+	}
+	return t.Cluster.RegionScan(ctx, key, endKey, limit)
+}
+
 func (t *testEnv) ScanLocksInOneRegion(
 	bo *tikv.Backoffer,
 	key []byte,