diff --git a/test/common/lib/ut_multithread.c b/test/common/lib/ut_multithread.c
index 889c0878e..ee7db98be 100644
--- a/test/common/lib/ut_multithread.c
+++ b/test/common/lib/ut_multithread.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ allocate_threads(int num_threads)
 	struct spdk_thread *thread;
 	uint32_t i;
 
+	spdk_thread_lib_init(NULL, 0);
+
 	g_ut_num_threads = num_threads;
 
 	g_ut_threads = calloc(num_threads, sizeof(*g_ut_threads));
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@ free_threads(void)
 	g_ut_num_threads = 0;
 	free(g_ut_threads);
 	g_ut_threads = NULL;
+
+	spdk_thread_lib_fini();
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/thread/thread.c/thread_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/thread/thread.c/thread_ut.c
index 7b96547cc..bd74be263 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/thread/thread.c/thread_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/thread/thread.c/thread_ut.c
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ thread_name(void)
 	struct spdk_thread *thread;
 	const char *name;
 
+	spdk_thread_lib_init(NULL, 0);
+
 	/* Create thread with no name, which automatically generates one */
 	thread = spdk_thread_create(NULL, NULL);
 	spdk_set_thread(thread);
@@ -362,6 +364,8 @@ thread_name(void)
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(name != NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT(strcmp(name, "test_thread") == 0);
 	spdk_thread_exit(thread);
+
+	spdk_thread_lib_fini();
 }
 
 static uint64_t device1;