diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_bpf_counters.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_bpf_counters.sh
index a038c1b1a706..95d2ad5d17c6 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_bpf_counters.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/stat_bpf_counters.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-workload="perf test -w brstack"
+workload="perf test -w sqrtloop"
 
 # check whether $2 is within +/- 20% of $1
 compare_number()