diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE08 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE08
index bb9b0c1a23c2..22181eb390fc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE08
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE08
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT_LEAF=2
 CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y
 CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU_ALL=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=n
-CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y
-#CHECK#CONFIG_PROVE_RCU=y
+CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=n
 CONFIG_RCU_BOOST=n
 CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD=n
 CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y