diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
index a4605b5ee66d..d3f6652311ef 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/ftracetest
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ CASENO=0
 
 testcase() { # testfile
   CASENO=$((CASENO+1))
-  desc=`grep "^#[ \t]*description:" $1 | cut -f2 -d:`
+  desc=`grep "^#[ \t]*description:" $1 | cut -f2- -d:`
   prlog -n "[$CASENO]$INSTANCE$desc"
 }