diff --git a/cuda_core/tests/helpers/buffers.py b/cuda_core/tests/helpers/buffers.py
index fbd5428c28..d6166b2536 100644
--- a/cuda_core/tests/helpers/buffers.py
+++ b/cuda_core/tests/helpers/buffers.py
@@ -18,6 +18,30 @@
 ]
 
 
+def _is_managed_ptr(ptr) -> bool:
+    try:
+        attr = driver.CUpointer_attribute.CU_POINTER_ATTRIBUTE_IS_MANAGED
+        return bool(handle_return(driver.cuPointerGetAttribute(attr, ptr)))
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+def _sync_for_host_managed_access(buffer) -> None:
+    if not _is_managed_ptr(buffer.handle):
+        return
+    device = getattr(buffer.memory_resource, "device", None)
+    if device is None:
+        try:
+            device = Device(int(buffer.device_id))
+        except Exception:
+            return
+    try:
+        if not device.properties.concurrent_managed_access:
+            device.sync()
+    except AttributeError:
+        return
+
+
 class DummyUnifiedMemoryResource(MemoryResource):
     def __init__(self, device):
         self.device = device
@@ -112,6 +136,7 @@ def verify_buffer(self, buffer, seed=None, value=None):
         ptr_expected = self._ptr(pattern_buffer)
         scratch_buffer.copy_from(buffer, stream=self.stream)
         self.sync_target.sync()
+        _sync_for_host_managed_access(scratch_buffer)
         assert libc.memcmp(ptr_test, ptr_expected, self.size) == 0
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -132,6 +157,7 @@ def _get_pattern_buffer(self, seed, value):
             else:
                 pattern_buffer = DummyUnifiedMemoryResource(self.device).allocate(self.size)
                 ptr = self._ptr(pattern_buffer)
+                _sync_for_host_managed_access(pattern_buffer)
                 for i in range(self.size):
                     ptr[i] = (seed + i) & 0xFF
             self.pattern_buffers[key] = pattern_buffer
@@ -148,11 +174,14 @@ def make_scratch_buffer(device, value, nbytes):
 def set_buffer(buffer, value):
     assert 0 <= int(value) < 256
     ptr = ctypes.cast(int(buffer.handle), ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_byte))
+    _sync_for_host_managed_access(buffer)
     ctypes.memset(ptr, value & 0xFF, buffer.size)
 
 
 def compare_equal_buffers(buffer1, buffer2):
     """Compare the contents of two host-accessible buffers for bitwise equality."""
+    _sync_for_host_managed_access(buffer1)
+    _sync_for_host_managed_access(buffer2)
     if buffer1.size != buffer2.size:
         return False
     ptr1 = ctypes.cast(int(buffer1.handle), ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_byte))