diff --git a/pandas/tests/extension/base/reshaping.py b/pandas/tests/extension/base/reshaping.py
index 3774e018a8e51..7be50c5f8c305 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/extension/base/reshaping.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/extension/base/reshaping.py
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ def test_unstack(self, data, index, obj):
                 alt = df.unstack(level=level).droplevel(0, axis=1)
                 self.assert_frame_equal(result, alt)
 
-            expected = ser.astype(object).unstack(level=level)
+            expected = ser.astype(object).unstack(
+                level=level, fill_value=data.dtype.na_value
+            )
             result = result.astype(object)
 
             self.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)