diff --git a/src/v/raft/consensus.cc b/src/v/raft/consensus.cc
index 2c97020b6c41e..0aa02026fac93 100644
--- a/src/v/raft/consensus.cc
+++ b/src/v/raft/consensus.cc
@@ -243,7 +243,14 @@ ss::future<> consensus::stop() {
     co_await _event_manager.stop();
     co_await _append_requests_buffer.stop();
     co_await _batcher.stop();
-    co_await _bg.close();
+
+    auto f = _bg.close();
+    /**
+     * acquire lock after closing the gate, this way after
+     */
+    auto u = co_await _op_lock.get_units();
+    _op_lock.broken();
+    co_await std::move(f);
 
     // close writer if we have to
     if (unlikely(_snapshot_writer)) {