diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh
index cfc84958025a..b99db7fd37a1 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/pmtu.sh
@@ -1961,7 +1961,7 @@ check_running() {
 	pid=${1}
 	cmd=${2}
 
-	[ "$(cat /proc/${pid}/cmdline 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\0')" = "{cmd}" ]
+	[ "$(cat /proc/${pid}/cmdline 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\0')" = "${cmd}" ]
 }
 
 test_cleanup_vxlanX_exception() {