diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/debug-exceptions.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/debug-exceptions.c
index 878c334607e1a..0316f225d36a6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/debug-exceptions.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/debug-exceptions.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void test_single_step_from_userspace(int test_cnt)
 						KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP;
 				ss_enable = true;
 			} else {
-				debug.control = SINGLE_STEP_DISABLE;
+				debug.control = KVM_GUESTDBG_ENABLE;
 				ss_enable = false;
 			}