diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/multiple_kprobes.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/multiple_kprobes.tc
index 5862eee91e1d..6e3dbe5f96b7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/multiple_kprobes.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/multiple_kprobes.tc
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ while read i; do
   test $N -eq 256 && break
 done
 
-L=`wc -l kprobe_events`
-if [ $L -ne $N ]; then
-  echo "The number of kprobes events ($L) is not $N"
+L=`cat kprobe_events | wc -l`
+if [ $L -ne 256 ]; then
+  echo "The number of kprobes events ($L) is not 256"
   exit_fail
 fi