diff --git a/db/compaction/compaction_service_test.cc b/db/compaction/compaction_service_test.cc
index ce5fa6535a4..bb53a4029b6 100644
--- a/db/compaction/compaction_service_test.cc
+++ b/db/compaction/compaction_service_test.cc
@@ -103,10 +103,8 @@ class MyTestCompactionService : public CompactionService {
       InstrumentedMutexLock l(&mutex_);
       if (is_override_wait_result_) {
         *result = override_wait_result_;
-      } else {
-        CompactionServiceResult::Read(*result, &deserialized_result_)
-            .PermitUncheckedError();
       }
+      result_ = *result;
     }
     compaction_num_.fetch_add(1);
     if (s.ok()) {
@@ -149,7 +147,9 @@ class MyTestCompactionService : public CompactionService {
 
   void SetCanceled(bool canceled) { canceled_ = canceled; }
 
-  CompactionServiceResult GetResult() { return deserialized_result_; }
+  void GetResult(CompactionServiceResult* deserialized) {
+    CompactionServiceResult::Read(result_, deserialized).PermitUncheckedError();
+  }
 
   CompactionServiceJobStatus GetFinalCompactionServiceJobStatus() {
     return final_updated_status_.load();
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class MyTestCompactionService : public CompactionService {
   CompactionServiceJobStatus override_wait_status_ =
       CompactionServiceJobStatus::kFailure;
   bool is_override_wait_result_ = false;
-  CompactionServiceResult deserialized_result_;
+  std::string result_;
   std::string override_wait_result_;
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<EventListener>> listeners_;
   std::vector<std::shared_ptr<TablePropertiesCollectorFactory>>
@@ -342,7 +342,14 @@ TEST_F(CompactionServiceTest, BasicCompactions) {
   ReopenWithColumnFamilies({kDefaultColumnFamilyName, "cf_1", "cf_2", "cf_3"},
                            options);
   ASSERT_GT(verify_passed, 0);
-  ASSERT_TRUE(my_cs->GetResult().stats.is_remote_compaction);
+  CompactionServiceResult result;
+  my_cs->GetResult(&result);
+  if (s.IsAborted()) {
+    ASSERT_NOK(result.status);
+  } else {
+    ASSERT_OK(result.status);
+  }
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result.stats.is_remote_compaction);
   Close();
 }
 
@@ -382,8 +389,11 @@ TEST_F(CompactionServiceTest, ManualCompaction) {
   ASSERT_GE(my_cs->GetCompactionNum(), comp_num + 1);
   VerifyTestData();
 
-  ASSERT_TRUE(my_cs->GetResult().stats.is_manual_compaction);
-  ASSERT_TRUE(my_cs->GetResult().stats.is_remote_compaction);
+  CompactionServiceResult result;
+  my_cs->GetResult(&result);
+  ASSERT_OK(result.status);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result.stats.is_manual_compaction);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result.stats.is_remote_compaction);
 }
 
 TEST_F(CompactionServiceTest, CancelCompactionOnRemoteSide) {