diff --git a/test/test_uops.py b/test/test_uops.py
index 0cce5fd6c4..e0d2fb6cd3 100644
--- a/test/test_uops.py
+++ b/test/test_uops.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class TestLocalAccess(unittest.TestCase):
     smem = uop(uops, Ops.DEFINE_LOCAL, dtypes.uint8.ptr(size=16, addrspace=AddrSpace.LOCAL), (), 'smem')
     st = uop(uops, Ops.STORE, dtypes.void, (smem.index(uop(uops, Ops.CONST, dtypes.int32, (), 0)), uop(uops, Ops.CONST, dtypes.uint8, (), 42)))
     barr = uop(uops, Ops.BARRIER, dtypes.void, (st,))
-    sres = uop(uops, Ops.LOAD, dtypes.uint8, (smem.index(uop(uops, Ops.CONST, dtypes.int32, (), 0)), barr))
+    sres = uop(uops, Ops.LOAD, dtypes.uint8, (smem.after(barr).index(uop(uops, Ops.CONST, dtypes.int32, (), 0)),))
     self.assertEqual(_test_uops_result(dtypes.uint8, uops, sres), 42)
 
   # NOTE: webgpu specific, since only webgpu performs bitpacking