diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
index 71b9a0b613d2..43a8c6ac4070 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/backward-ring-buffer.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int do_test(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int mmap_pages,
 	int err;
 	char sbuf[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 
-	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, mmap_pages, true);
+	err = perf_evlist__mmap(evlist, mmap_pages, false);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("perf_evlist__mmap: %s\n",
 			 str_error_r(errno, sbuf, sizeof(sbuf)));