diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
index 3025a949bc99..62f3b0f56e4d 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ do
 		fi
 		;;
 	--kconfig|--kconfigs)
-		checkarg --kconfig "(Kconfig options)" $# "$2" '^CONFIG_[A-Z0-9_]\+=\([ynm]\|[0-9]\+\)\( CONFIG_[A-Z0-9_]\+=\([ynm]\|[0-9]\+\)\)*$' '^error$'
+		checkarg --kconfig "(Kconfig options)" $# "$2" '^CONFIG_[A-Z0-9_]\+=\([ynm]\|[0-9]\+\|"[^"]*"\)\( CONFIG_[A-Z0-9_]\+=\([ynm]\|[0-9]\+\|"[^"]*"\)\)*$' '^error$'
 		TORTURE_KCONFIG_ARG="`echo "$TORTURE_KCONFIG_ARG $2" | sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/ *$//'`"
 		shift
 		;;