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 484445bd30105..e07779a626344 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-test-1-run.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ seconds=$4
 qemu_args=$5
 boot_args=$6
 
-cd $KVM
 kstarttime=`gawk 'BEGIN { print systime() }' < /dev/null`
 if test -z "$TORTURE_BUILDONLY"
 then