diff --git a/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.go b/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.go
index ccc97e1b662..0a88239336c 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.go
+++ b/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (bsp *batchSpanProcessor) ForceFlush(ctx context.Context) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		wait := make(chan error)
+		wait := make(chan error, 1)
 		go func() {
 			wait <- bsp.exportSpans(ctx)
 			close(wait)