diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_requeue_pi.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_requeue_pi.c
index 7f3ca5c78df1..215c6cb539b4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_requeue_pi.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/futex_requeue_pi.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ int unit_test(int broadcast, long lock, int third_party_owner, long timeout_ns)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	const char *test_name;
+	char *test_name;
 	int c, ret;
 
 	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "bchlot:v:")) != -1) {