diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index bc4a7344e274..98c098475e71 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int test__task_exit(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest __maybe_unused
 		goto out_delete_evlist;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, 128, true) < 0) {
+	if (perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, 128, false) < 0) {
 		pr_debug("failed to mmap events: %d (%s)\n", errno,
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));
 		goto out_delete_evlist;