diff --git a/test/task-restrictions.c b/test/task-restrictions.c
index 5a9170b4..4d4b457c 100644
--- a/test/task-restrictions.c
+++ b/test/task-restrictions.c
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ static int test_restrictions(int should_work)
 static void *thread_fn(void *unused)
 {
 	int ret;
+	struct io_uring_task_restriction  *res =
+		calloc(1, sizeof(*res) + 1 * sizeof(struct io_uring_restriction));
+	res->restrictions[1].opcode = IORING_RESTRICTION_SQE_OP;
+	res->restrictions[1].sqe_op = IORING_OP_FUTEX_WAIT;
+	res->nr_res = 1;
+	res->flags = IORING_REG_RESTRICTIONS_MASK;
 
 	ret = test_restrictions(0);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ static void *thread_fn(void *unused)
 		return (void *) (uintptr_t) ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = io_uring_register_task_restrictions(res);
 	ret = io_uring_register_task_restrictions(NULL);
 	if (!ret) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "thread restrictions unregister worked?!\n");