diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_multiprocess_dataloader_exception.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_multiprocess_dataloader_exception.py
index e7e6999112e498c3311c7b5a037912db1000eaf8..6b1300cf93d88308aa93616c259c4e596a0b7cf5 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_multiprocess_dataloader_exception.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_multiprocess_dataloader_exception.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class TestDataLoaderWorkerLoop(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def run_with_worker_done(self, use_shared_memory=True):
         try:
-            place = fluid.cpu_places()[0]
+            place = fluid.CUDAPlace(0)
             with fluid.dygraph.guard(place):
                 dataset = RandomDataset(800)
 
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ class TestDataLoaderWorkerLoop(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertTrue(False)
 
     def test_main(self):
-        for use_shared_memory in [True, False]:
+        # only HACK a subprocess call here, do not need to use_shared_memory
+        for use_shared_memory in [False]:
             self.run_without_worker_done(use_shared_memory)
             self.run_with_worker_done(use_shared_memory)