diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/configinit.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/configinit.sh
index 3f81a1095206..50a6371b2b2e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/configinit.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/configinit.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ then
 			mkdir $builddir
 		fi
 	else
-		echo Bad build directory: \"$builddir\"
+		echo Bad build directory: \"$buildloc\"
 		exit 2
 	fi
 fi