diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
index 3a903173f..71db10756 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
@@ -259,11 +259,14 @@ bdev_ut_destroy_ch(void *io_device, void *ctx_buf)
 	g_bdev_ut_channel = NULL;
 }
 
+struct spdk_bdev_module bdev_ut_if;
+
 static int
 bdev_ut_module_init(void)
 {
 	spdk_io_device_register(&g_bdev_ut_io_device, bdev_ut_create_ch, bdev_ut_destroy_ch,
 				sizeof(struct bdev_ut_channel), NULL);
+	spdk_bdev_module_init_done(&bdev_ut_if);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -277,6 +280,7 @@ struct spdk_bdev_module bdev_ut_if = {
 	.name = "bdev_ut",
 	.module_init = bdev_ut_module_init,
 	.module_fini = bdev_ut_module_fini,
+	.async_init = true,
 };
 
 static void vbdev_ut_examine(struct spdk_bdev *bdev);
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
index 97770e98e..211a10a84 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/bdev/mt/bdev.c/bdev_ut.c
@@ -187,9 +187,12 @@ static struct spdk_bdev_fn_table fn_table = {
 	.submit_request =	stub_submit_request,
 };
 
+struct spdk_bdev_module bdev_ut_if;
+
 static int
 module_init(void)
 {
+	spdk_bdev_module_init_done(&bdev_ut_if);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -214,6 +217,7 @@ struct spdk_bdev_module bdev_ut_if = {
 	.name = "bdev_ut",
 	.module_init = module_init,
 	.module_fini = module_fini,
+	.async_init = true,
 	.init_complete = init_complete,
 	.fini_start = fini_start,
 };