diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/mount_options.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/mount_options.tc
index 35e8d47d60725..8a7ce647a60d1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/mount_options.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/00basic/mount_options.tc
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ find_alternate_gid() {
 	tac /etc/group | grep -v ":$original_gid:" | head -1 | cut -d: -f3
 }
 
-mount_tracefs_with_options() {
+remount_tracefs_with_options() {
 	local mount_point="$1"
 	local options="$2"
 
-	mount -t tracefs -o "$options" nodev "$mount_point"
+	mount -t tracefs -o "remount,$options" nodev "$mount_point"
 
 	setup
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ test_gid_mount_option() {
 
 	# Unmount existing tracefs instance and mount with new GID
 	unmount_tracefs "$mount_point"
-	mount_tracefs_with_options "$mount_point" "$new_options"
+	remount_tracefs_with_options "$mount_point" "$new_options"
 
 	check_gid "$mount_point" "$other_group"
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ test_gid_mount_option() {
 
 	# Unmount and remount with the original GID
 	unmount_tracefs "$mount_point"
-	mount_tracefs_with_options "$mount_point" "$mount_options"
+	remount_tracefs_with_options "$mount_point" "$mount_options"
 	check_gid "$mount_point" "$original_group"
 }