diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh
index 24f81ff85793f..155d4856551ac 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record_offcpu.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ test_offcpu_child() {
 
   # perf bench sched messaging creates 400 processes
   if ! perf record --off-cpu -e dummy -o ${perfdata} -- \
-    perf bench sched messaging -g 10 > /dev/null 2&>1
+    perf bench sched messaging -g 10 > /dev/null 2>&1
   then
     echo "Child task off-cpu test [Failed record]"
     err=1