diff --git a/tools/create_data.py b/tools/create_data.py
index f2012d931..33f68bfe4 100644
--- a/tools/create_data.py
+++ b/tools/create_data.py
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ def waymo_data_prep(root_path,
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     from mmdet3d.utils import register_all_modules
     register_all_modules()
+
+    # Set to spawn mode to avoid stuck when process dataset creating
+    import multiprocessing
+    multiprocessing.set_start_method('spawn')
+
     if args.dataset == 'kitti':
         kitti_data_prep(
             root_path=args.root_path,