diff --git a/tests/test_virgl_cmd.c b/tests/test_virgl_cmd.c
index c91d70a..28ca3b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_virgl_cmd.c
+++ b/tests/test_virgl_cmd.c
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ START_TEST(virgl_test_render_simple)
     virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
 
     /* create a fence */
+    testvirgl_reset_fence();
     ret = virgl_renderer_create_fence(1, ctx.ctx_id);
     ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
 
@@ -686,6 +687,7 @@ START_TEST(virgl_test_render_geom_simple)
     virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
 
     /* create a fence */
+    testvirgl_reset_fence();
     ret = virgl_renderer_create_fence(1, ctx.ctx_id);
     ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
 
@@ -930,6 +932,7 @@ START_TEST(virgl_test_render_xfb)
     virgl_renderer_submit_cmd(ctx.cbuf->buf, ctx.ctx_id, ctx.cbuf->cdw);
 
     /* create a fence */
+    testvirgl_reset_fence();
     ret = virgl_renderer_create_fence(1, ctx.ctx_id);
     ck_assert_int_eq(ret, 0);
 
diff --git a/tests/testvirgl.c b/tests/testvirgl.c
index 6e69479..03b31e0 100644
--- a/tests/testvirgl.c
+++ b/tests/testvirgl.c
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ uint32_t testvirgl_get_last_fence(void)
     return testvirgl_last_fence;
 }
 
+void testvirgl_reset_fence(void)
+{
+   testvirgl_last_fence = 0;
+}
+
 int testvirgl_init_single_ctx(void)
 {
     int ret;
diff --git a/tests/testvirgl.h b/tests/testvirgl.h
index a2b0ffe..64f0a8e 100644
--- a/tests/testvirgl.h
+++ b/tests/testvirgl.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ void testvirgl_init_single_ctx_nr(void);
 void testvirgl_fini_single_ctx(void);
 
 uint32_t testvirgl_get_last_fence(void);
+void testvirgl_reset_fence(void);
 
 int testvirgl_init_ctx_cmdbuf(struct virgl_context *ctx);
 void testvirgl_fini_ctx_cmdbuf(struct virgl_context *ctx);