diff --git a/openmp/runtime/test/target/target_thread_limit.cpp b/openmp/runtime/test/target/target_thread_limit.cpp
--- a/openmp/runtime/test/target/target_thread_limit.cpp
+++ b/openmp/runtime/test/target/target_thread_limit.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
   printf("\nmain: thread_limit = %d", omp_get_thread_limit());
   // OMP51: main: thread_limit = {{[0-9]+}}
 
+  omp_set_num_threads(8);
+
 #pragma omp target thread_limit(tl)
   {
     printf("\ntarget: thread_limit = %d", omp_get_thread_limit());