diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c
index 7324ce5363c0..6f2f83990441 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/cow.c
@@ -1680,6 +1680,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	ksft_print_header();
+
 	pagesize = getpagesize();
 	thpsize = read_pmd_pagesize();
 	if (thpsize)
@@ -1689,7 +1691,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 						    ARRAY_SIZE(hugetlbsizes));
 	detect_huge_zeropage();
 
-	ksft_print_header();
 	ksft_set_plan(ARRAY_SIZE(anon_test_cases) * tests_per_anon_test_case() +
 		      ARRAY_SIZE(anon_thp_test_cases) * tests_per_anon_thp_test_case() +
 		      ARRAY_SIZE(non_anon_test_cases) * tests_per_non_anon_test_case());