diff --git a/tools/testing/radix-tree/idr-test.c b/tools/testing/radix-tree/idr-test.c
index 3b796dd5e577..44ceff95a9b3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/radix-tree/idr-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/radix-tree/idr-test.c
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ void ida_tests(void)
 
 int __weak main(void)
 {
+	rcu_register_thread();
 	radix_tree_init();
 	idr_checks();
 	ida_tests();
@@ -584,5 +585,6 @@ int __weak main(void)
 	rcu_barrier();
 	if (nr_allocated)
 		printf("nr_allocated = %d\n", nr_allocated);
+	rcu_unregister_thread();
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/radix-tree/multiorder.c b/tools/testing/radix-tree/multiorder.c
index 9eae0fb5a67d..e00520cc6349 100644
--- a/tools/testing/radix-tree/multiorder.c
+++ b/tools/testing/radix-tree/multiorder.c
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ void multiorder_checks(void)
 
 int __weak main(void)
 {
+	rcu_register_thread();
 	radix_tree_init();
 	multiorder_checks();
+	rcu_unregister_thread();
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/radix-tree/xarray.c b/tools/testing/radix-tree/xarray.c
index e61e43efe463..f20e12cbbfd4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/radix-tree/xarray.c
+++ b/tools/testing/radix-tree/xarray.c
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ void xarray_tests(void)
 
 int __weak main(void)
 {
+	rcu_register_thread();
 	radix_tree_init();
 	xarray_tests();
 	radix_tree_cpu_dead(1);
 	rcu_barrier();
 	if (nr_allocated)
 		printf("nr_allocated = %d\n", nr_allocated);
+	rcu_unregister_thread();
 	return 0;
 }