diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/lock/ver_functions.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/lock/ver_functions.sh
index 9746ea1cd6c7..252aae618984 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/lock/ver_functions.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/lock/ver_functions.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ per_version_boot_params () {
 	echo $1 `locktorture_param_onoff "$1" "$2"` \
 		locktorture.stat_interval=15 \
 		locktorture.shutdown_secs=$3 \
-		locktorture.locktorture_runnable=1 \
+		locktorture.torture_runnable=1 \
 		locktorture.verbose=1
 }