diff --git a/dask_cuda/tests/test_explicit_comms.py b/dask_cuda/tests/test_explicit_comms.py
index 88e1294c..e392d323 100644
--- a/dask_cuda/tests/test_explicit_comms.py
+++ b/dask_cuda/tests/test_explicit_comms.py
@@ -330,6 +330,12 @@ def test_lock_workers():
     except ImportError as e:
         pytest.skip(str(e))
 
+    # Avoids DeprecationWarning from `IOLoop()` due to no event loop getting created
+    # with `asyncio.get_event_loop()` in Python >= 3.10
+    # TODO: Switch to async cluster, simply switching the cluster is raising connection
+    # errors.
+    asyncio.new_event_loop()
+
     with LocalCluster(
         protocol="tcp",
         dashboard_address=None,