diff --git a/torchrec/distributed/test_utils/multi_process.py b/torchrec/distributed/test_utils/multi_process.py
index 5cfd3339f..6c65d2793 100644
--- a/torchrec/distributed/test_utils/multi_process.py
+++ b/torchrec/distributed/test_utils/multi_process.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def _run_multi_process_test(
         # pyre-ignore
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
-        ctx = multiprocessing.get_context("forkserver")
+        ctx = multiprocessing.get_context("spawn")
         processes = []
         for rank in range(world_size):
             kwargs["rank"] = rank