diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kmod/kmod.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/kmod/kmod.sh
index ea2147248ebe649a7aa9db2352ca36ea382b5cea..afd42387e8b217164b8503d496b7e12a24b98afb 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kmod/kmod.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kmod/kmod.sh
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ kmod_test_0001_driver()
 
 	kmod_defaults_driver
 	config_num_threads 1
-	printf '\000' >"$DIR"/config_test_driver
+	printf $NAME >"$DIR"/config_test_driver
 	config_trigger ${FUNCNAME[0]}
 	config_expect_result ${FUNCNAME[0]} MODULE_NOT_FOUND
 }
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ kmod_test_0001_fs()
 
 	kmod_defaults_fs
 	config_num_threads 1
-	printf '\000' >"$DIR"/config_test_fs
+	printf $NAME >"$DIR"/config_test_fs
 	config_trigger ${FUNCNAME[0]}
 	config_expect_result ${FUNCNAME[0]} -EINVAL
 }