diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/configinit.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/configinit.sh
index 15f1a17ca96e69695f5f266cc58198102ba1a0c9..3f81a109520693ec6ebac0abe78c73388b8fc334 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/configinit.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/configinit.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ make $buildloc $TORTURE_DEFCONFIG > $builddir/Make.defconfig.out 2>&1
 mv $builddir/.config $builddir/.config.sav
 sh $T/upd.sh < $builddir/.config.sav > $builddir/.config
 cp $builddir/.config $builddir/.config.new
-yes '' | make $buildloc oldconfig > $builddir/Make.modconfig.out 2>&1
+yes '' | make $buildloc oldconfig > $builddir/Make.oldconfig.out 2> $builddir/Make.oldconfig.err
 
 # verify new config matches specification.
 configcheck.sh $builddir/.config $c
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-recheck.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-recheck.sh
index 4f5b20f367a944f07f0443a480dd79d061031d87..d86bdd6b6cc2df3148adf7bacff4c6a014edc3cc 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-recheck.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm-recheck.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ do
 		if test -f "$i/console.log"
 		then
 			configcheck.sh $i/.config $i/ConfigFragment
+			if test -r $i/Make.oldconfig.err
+			then
+				cat $i/Make.oldconfig.err
+			fi
 			parse-build.sh $i/Make.out $configfile
 			parse-torture.sh $i/console.log $configfile
 			parse-console.sh $i/console.log $configfile