diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 7b0120abc137db8137fb0d35a00793ab4652b8d5..80c442eab767d0c333408c8daecbc32d3a120d0e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static bool perf_test__matches(struct test *test, int curr, int argc, const char
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (strstr(test->desc, argv[i]))
+		if (strcasestr(test->desc, argv[i]))
 			return true;
 	}