diff --git a/internal/driver/mobile/canvas_test.go b/internal/driver/mobile/canvas_test.go
index 5a1c450004..439d39a7a5 100644
--- a/internal/driver/mobile/canvas_test.go
+++ b/internal/driver/mobile/canvas_test.go
@@ -511,6 +511,8 @@ func (a *mobileApp) Driver() fyne.Driver {
 func (a *mobileApp) Run() {
 	// This is an incomplete driver loop - our CI does not currently support booting the mobile graphics
 	// TODO replace with a full mobileApp.Run() once that is resolved
+	async.SetMainGoroutine()
+
 	for fn := range d.queuedFuncs.Out() {
 		fn()
 	}