diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh
index 0d26b5e3f9667bf94b3acf6610f16f6a422277b0..1169ef82b55ec92301f7045ee8e85bbf51b7543e 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/cpu-hotplug/cpu-on-off-test.sh
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ if [ $allcpus -eq 0 ]; then
 	online_cpu_expect_success $online_max
 
 	if [[ $offline_cpus -gt 0 ]]; then
-		echo -e "\t offline to online to offline: cpu $present_max"
+		echo -e "\t online to offline to online: cpu $present_max"
 		online_cpu_expect_success $present_max
 		offline_cpu_expect_success $present_max
 		online_cpu $present_max