diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
index 3b3c1b693ee1f7dbb6ef255cd0996630bcf680ce..50091de3a91194012b0c605260ae512520055810 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
@@ -296,10 +296,7 @@ if test -d .git
 then
 	git status >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
 	git rev-parse HEAD >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-	if ! git diff HEAD > $T/git-diff 2>&1
-	then
-		cp $T/git-diff $resdir/$ds
-	fi
+	git diff HEAD >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
 fi
 ___EOF___
 awk < $T/cfgcpu.pack \