diff --git a/tests/test-parakeet.cpp b/tests/test-parakeet.cpp
index 58b64835d..26203db7a 100644
--- a/tests/test-parakeet.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-parakeet.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ static int test_valid_model() {
 }
 
 int main(){
+    ggml_backend_load_all();
+
     if(test_valid_model() != 0){
         return 1;
     }
diff --git a/tests/test-vad-full.cpp b/tests/test-vad-full.cpp
index 765ef3654..f033e0580 100644
--- a/tests/test-vad-full.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-vad-full.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include <cassert>
 
 int main() {
+    ggml_backend_load_all();
+
     std::string whisper_model_path = WHISPER_MODEL_PATH;
     std::string vad_model_path     = VAD_MODEL_PATH;
     std::string sample_path        = SAMPLE_PATH;
diff --git a/tests/test-vad.cpp b/tests/test-vad.cpp
index 0003ae3ac..a1f732d74 100644
--- a/tests/test-vad.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-vad.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct whisper_vad_segments * test_detect_timestamps(
 }
 
 int main() {
+    ggml_backend_load_all();
+
     std::string vad_model_path = VAD_MODEL_PATH;
     std::string sample_path    = SAMPLE_PATH;
 
diff --git a/tests/test-whisper-zero-samples.cpp b/tests/test-whisper-zero-samples.cpp
index 5357e62fa..908ad843b 100644
--- a/tests/test-whisper-zero-samples.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-whisper-zero-samples.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include <cassert>
 
 int main() {
+    ggml_backend_load_all();
+
     struct whisper_context_params cparams = whisper_context_default_params();
     cparams.use_gpu = false;