diff --git a/test/torchaudio_unittest/sox_effect/dataset_test.py b/test/torchaudio_unittest/sox_effect/dataset_test.py
index 4e99fad9cfc..cb90a645100 100644
--- a/test/torchaudio_unittest/sox_effect/dataset_test.py
+++ b/test/torchaudio_unittest/sox_effect/dataset_test.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ def test_apply_effects_file(self):
             batch_size=32,
             num_workers=4,
             worker_init_fn=init_random_seed,
+            multiprocessing_context=torch.multiprocessing.get_context('spawn'),
         )
         for batch in loader:
             assert batch.shape == (32, 2, 2 * sample_rate)
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ def test_apply_effects_tensor(self):
             batch_size=32,
             num_workers=4,
             worker_init_fn=init_random_seed,
+            multiprocessing_context=torch.multiprocessing.get_context('spawn'),
         )
         for batch in loader:
             assert batch.shape == (32, 2, 2 * sample_rate)