diff --git a/tests/functional/shell/test_daemon.py b/tests/functional/shell/test_daemon.py
index 8f2f32d..86c1f76 100644
--- a/tests/functional/shell/test_daemon.py
+++ b/tests/functional/shell/test_daemon.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def test_daemon_process_termination(request: FixtureRequest, tempfiles: Tempfile
 
         import time
         import multiprocessing
+        multiprocessing.set_start_method('fork')
 
         def spin():
             while True: