diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
index 8a4025e912cb..ef1e9bafb098 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ echo 'p:kprobes/testevent _do_fork abcd=\1' > kprobe_events
 check_error 'p:kprobes/testevent _do_fork ^bcd=\1'	# DIFF_ARG_TYPE
 check_error 'p:kprobes/testevent _do_fork ^abcd=\1:u8'	# DIFF_ARG_TYPE
 check_error 'p:kprobes/testevent _do_fork ^abcd=\"foo"'	# DIFF_ARG_TYPE
-check_error '^p:kprobes/testevent _do_fork'	# SAME_PROBE
+check_error '^p:kprobes/testevent _do_fork abcd=\1'	# SAME_PROBE
 fi
 
 exit 0