diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/test_ownership.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/test_ownership.tc
index e71cc3ad0bdf..6d00d3c0f493 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/test_ownership.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/test_ownership.tc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 original_group=`stat -c "%g" .`
 original_owner=`stat -c "%u" .`
 
-local mount_point=$(get_mount_point)
+mount_point=$(get_mount_point)
 
 mount_options=$(get_mnt_options "$mount_point")