diff --git a/src/recvmmsg.rs b/src/recvmmsg.rs
index 38958d9e47..6a57da66a5 100644
--- a/src/recvmmsg.rs
+++ b/src/recvmmsg.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(packets[i].meta.size, PACKET_DATA_SIZE);
             assert_eq!(packets[i].meta.addr(), saddr);
         }
+        reader.set_nonblocking(true).unwrap();
 
         let _recv = recv_mmsg(&reader, &mut packets[..]);
         assert!(start.elapsed().as_secs() < 5);