diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ntb/ntb_test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/ntb/ntb_test.sh
index a676d3eefefb..13f5198ba0ee 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ntb/ntb_test.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ntb/ntb_test.sh
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function perf_test()
 	echo "Running remote perf test $WITH DMA"
 	write_file "" $REMOTE_PERF/run
 	echo -n "  "
-	read_file $LOCAL_PERF/run
+	read_file $REMOTE_PERF/run
 	echo "  Passed"
 
 	_modprobe -r ntb_perf