diff --git a/test/validation/classification/odp_classification_test_pmr.c b/test/validation/classification/odp_classification_test_pmr.c
index 3f49d4c..5f51a03 100644
--- a/test/validation/classification/odp_classification_test_pmr.c
+++ b/test/validation/classification/odp_classification_test_pmr.c
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ static void classification_test_pmr_term_tcp_dport(void)
 	queue = queue_create(queuename, true);
 	CU_ASSERT(queue != ODP_QUEUE_INVALID);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos, pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_cos_queue_set(cos, queue);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
@@ -240,6 +243,9 @@ static void classification_test_pmr_term_tcp_sport(void)
 	queue = queue_create(queuename, true);
 	CU_ASSERT_FATAL(queue != ODP_QUEUE_INVALID);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos, pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_cos_queue_set(cos, queue);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
@@ -328,6 +334,9 @@ static void classification_test_pmr_term_udp_dport(void)
 	retval = odp_cos_queue_set(cos, queue);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos, pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_pktio_pmr_cos(pmr, pktio, cos);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
@@ -414,6 +423,9 @@ static void classification_test_pmr_term_udp_sport(void)
 	retval = odp_cos_queue_set(cos, queue);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos, pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_pktio_pmr_cos(pmr, pktio, cos);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
@@ -498,6 +510,9 @@ static void classification_test_pmr_term_ipproto(void)
 	retval = odp_cos_queue_set(cos, queue);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos, pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_pktio_pmr_cos(pmr, pktio, cos);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
diff --git a/test/validation/classification/odp_classification_tests.c b/test/validation/classification/odp_classification_tests.c
index 3944d94..bec7053 100644
--- a/test/validation/classification/odp_classification_tests.c
+++ b/test/validation/classification/odp_classification_tests.c
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ void configure_cls_pmr_chain(void)
 				   queue_list[CLS_PMR_CHAIN_SRC]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos_list[CLS_PMR_CHAIN_SRC],
+				      pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	sprintf(cosname, "DstCos");
 	cos_list[CLS_PMR_CHAIN_DST] = odp_cos_create(cosname);
 	CU_ASSERT_FATAL(cos_list[CLS_PMR_CHAIN_DST] != ODP_COS_INVALID);
@@ -173,6 +177,10 @@ void configure_cls_pmr_chain(void)
 				   queue_list[CLS_PMR_CHAIN_DST]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos_list[CLS_PMR_CHAIN_DST],
+				      pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	parse_ipv4_string(CLS_PMR_CHAIN_SADDR, &addr, &mask);
 	match.term = ODP_PMR_SIP_ADDR;
 	match.val = &addr;
@@ -273,6 +281,9 @@ void configure_pktio_default_cos(void)
 				   queue_list[CLS_DEFAULT]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos_list[CLS_DEFAULT], pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_pktio_default_cos_set(pktio_loop, cos_list[CLS_DEFAULT]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 }
@@ -323,6 +334,9 @@ void configure_pktio_error_cos(void)
 	retval = odp_cos_queue_set(cos_list[CLS_ERROR], queue_list[CLS_ERROR]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos_list[CLS_ERROR], pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_pktio_error_cos_set(pktio_loop, cos_list[CLS_ERROR]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 }
@@ -411,6 +425,10 @@ void configure_cos_with_l2_priority(void)
 		queue_list[CLS_L2_QOS_0 + i] = queue_tbl[i];
 		retval = odp_cos_queue_set(cos_tbl[i], queue_tbl[i]);
 		CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
+		retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos_tbl[i], pool_default);
+		CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 		qos_tbl[i] = i;
 	}
 	/* count 'i' is passed instead of num_qos to handle the rare scenario
@@ -483,6 +501,9 @@ void configure_pmr_cos(void)
 				   queue_list[CLS_PMR]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos_list[CLS_PMR], pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_pktio_pmr_cos(pmr_list[CLS_PMR], pktio_loop,
 				   cos_list[CLS_PMR]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
@@ -557,6 +578,9 @@ void configure_pktio_pmr_match_set_cos(void)
 				   queue_list[CLS_PMR_SET]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
 
+	retval = odp_cls_cos_pool_set(cos_list[CLS_PMR_SET], pool_default);
+	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
+
 	retval = odp_pktio_pmr_match_set_cos(pmr_set, pktio_loop,
 					     cos_list[CLS_PMR_SET]);
 	CU_ASSERT(retval == 0);
