diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
index a16c6a6f6055..8f1c58f0c239 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/kprobe/kprobe_syntax_errors.tc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ check_error 'p vfs_read $arg* ^$arg*'		# DOUBLE_ARGS
 if !grep -q 'kernel return probes support:' README; then
 check_error 'r vfs_read ^$arg*'			# NOFENTRY_ARGS
 fi
-check_error 'p vfs_read+8 ^$arg*'		# NOFENTRY_ARGS
+check_error 'p vfs_read+20 ^$arg*'		# NOFENTRY_ARGS
 check_error 'p vfs_read ^hoge'			# NO_BTFARG
 check_error 'p kfree ^$arg10'			# NO_BTFARG (exceed the number of parameters)
 check_error 'r kfree ^$retval'			# NO_RETVAL