diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-P.boot b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-P.boot
index 84a7d51b7481..ce48c7b82673 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-P.boot
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-P.boot
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 rcutorture.torture_type=srcud
+rcupdate.rcu_self_test=1
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-u.boot b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-u.boot
index 84a7d51b7481..ce48c7b82673 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-u.boot
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/SRCU-u.boot
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 rcutorture.torture_type=srcud
+rcupdate.rcu_self_test=1
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE05.boot b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE05.boot
index c7fd050dfcd9..dfebc82932ca 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE05.boot
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE05.boot
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ rcupdate.rcu_self_test_sched=1
 rcutree.gp_preinit_delay=3
 rcutree.gp_init_delay=3
 rcutree.gp_cleanup_delay=3
+rcupdate.rcu_self_test=1