diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/add_remove_eprobe.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/add_remove_eprobe.tc
index c300eb020262..e2322693d0c3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/add_remove_eprobe.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/dynevent/add_remove_eprobe.tc
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 # description: Generic dynamic event - add/remove eprobe events
-# requires: dynamic_events events/syscalls/sys_enter_openat "<attached-group>.<attached-event> [<args>]":README
+# requires: dynamic_events events/syscalls/sys_enter_chdir "<attached-group>.<attached-event> [<args>]":README
 
 echo 0 > events/enable
 
 clear_dynamic_events
 
 SYSTEM="syscalls"
-EVENT="sys_enter_openat"
+EVENT="sys_enter_chdir"
 FIELD="filename"
-EPROBE="eprobe_open"
+EPROBE="eprobe_chdir"
 OPTIONS="file=+0(\$filename):ustring"
 echo "e:$EPROBE $SYSTEM/$EVENT $OPTIONS" >> dynamic_events
 
@@ -18,20 +18,14 @@ grep -q "$EPROBE" dynamic_events
 test -d events/eprobes/$EPROBE
 
 echo 1 > events/eprobes/$EPROBE/enable
-ls
+cd /sys/kernel/tracing
 echo 0 > events/eprobes/$EPROBE/enable
 
-content=`grep '^ *ls-' trace | grep 'file='`
-nocontent=`grep '^ *ls-' trace | grep 'file=' | grep -v -e '"/' -e '"."' -e '(fault)' ` || true
-
+content=`grep -e 'file="/sys/kernel/tracing"\|(fault)' trace`
 if [ -z "$content" ]; then
 	exit_fail
 fi
 
-if [ ! -z "$nocontent" ]; then
-	exit_fail
-fi
-
 echo "-:$EPROBE" >> dynamic_events
 
 ! grep -q "$EPROBE" dynamic_events