diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestINodeFile.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestINodeFile.java
index 1392f9d9eb..4674bd7308 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestINodeFile.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/TestINodeFile.java
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ public class TestINodeFile {
     preferredBlockSize = 128*1024*1024;
     INodeFile inf = createINodeFile(replication, preferredBlockSize);
     assertEquals(inf.getBlockType(), CONTIGUOUS);
+    ErasureCodingPolicyManager.getInstance().init(new Configuration());
     INodeFile striped = createStripedINodeFile(preferredBlockSize);
     assertEquals(striped.getBlockType(), STRIPED);
   }