diff --git a/pandas/tests/reshape/test_pivot.py b/pandas/tests/reshape/test_pivot.py
index d8a9acdc561fd..b44841ff6be00 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/reshape/test_pivot.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/reshape/test_pivot.py
@@ -2376,17 +2376,20 @@ def test_pivot_table_with_margins_and_numeric_columns(self):
 
         tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)
 
-    def test_pivot_ea_dtype_dropna(self, dropna):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype", ["Int64", "int64"])
+    def test_pivot_ea_dtype_dropna(self, dropna, dtype):
         # GH#47477
-        df = DataFrame({"x": "a", "y": "b", "age": Series([20, 40], dtype="Int64")})
+        # GH#47971
+        df = DataFrame({"x": "a", "y": "b", "age": Series([20, 40], dtype=dtype)})
         result = df.pivot_table(
             index="x", columns="y", values="age", aggfunc="mean", dropna=dropna
         )
+        expected_dtype = "float64" if dtype == "int64" else "Float64"
         expected = DataFrame(
             [[30]],
             index=Index(["a"], name="x"),
             columns=Index(["b"], name="y"),
-            dtype="Float64",
+            dtype=expected_dtype,
         )
         tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)