diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh
index f6b2b4771b78..e0f896999d6b 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ then
 	touch $resdir/buildonly
 	exit 0
 fi
-echo $QEMU $qemu_args -m 512 -kernel $builddir/$BOOT_IMAGE -append \"$qemu_append $boot_args\" > $resdir/qemu-cmd
-( $QEMU $qemu_args -m 512 -kernel $builddir/$BOOT_IMAGE -append "$qemu_append $boot_args"; echo $? > $resdir/qemu-retval ) &
+echo $QEMU $qemu_args -m 512 -kernel $resdir/bzImage -append \"$qemu_append $boot_args\" > $resdir/qemu-cmd
+( $QEMU $qemu_args -m 512 -kernel $resdir/bzImage -append "$qemu_append $boot_args"; echo $? > $resdir/qemu-retval ) &
 qemu_pid=$!
 commandcompleted=0
 echo Monitoring qemu job at pid $qemu_pid