diff --git a/tools/virtio/virtio_test.c b/tools/virtio/virtio_test.c
index bdb71a26ae35..00ea679b3826 100644
--- a/tools/virtio/virtio_test.c
+++ b/tools/virtio/virtio_test.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static void run_test(struct vdev_info *dev, struct vq_info *vq,
 							 GFP_ATOMIC);
 				if (likely(r == 0)) {
 					++started;
-					if (unlikely(!virtqueue_kick(vq->vq))
+					if (unlikely(!virtqueue_kick(vq->vq)))
 						r = -1;
 				}
 			} else