diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/charge_reserved_hugetlb.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/charge_reserved_hugetlb.sh
index 71d3cf3bf130..7536ff2f890a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/charge_reserved_hugetlb.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/charge_reserved_hugetlb.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [[ "$1" == "-cgroup-v2" ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ $cgroup2 ]]; then
-  cgroup_path=$(mount -t cgroup2 | head -1 | awk -e '{print $3}')
+  cgroup_path=$(mount -t cgroup2 | head -1 | awk '{print $3}')
   if [[ -z "$cgroup_path" ]]; then
     cgroup_path=/dev/cgroup/memory
     mount -t cgroup2 none $cgroup_path
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if [[ $cgroup2 ]]; then
   fi
   echo "+hugetlb" >$cgroup_path/cgroup.subtree_control
 else
-  cgroup_path=$(mount -t cgroup | grep ",hugetlb" | awk -e '{print $3}')
+  cgroup_path=$(mount -t cgroup | grep ",hugetlb" | awk '{print $3}')
   if [[ -z "$cgroup_path" ]]; then
     cgroup_path=/dev/cgroup/memory
     mount -t cgroup memory,hugetlb $cgroup_path
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb_reparenting_test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb_reparenting_test.sh
index 54234e12288c..c665b16f1e37 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb_reparenting_test.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/hugetlb_reparenting_test.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fi
 
 
 if [[ $cgroup2 ]]; then
-  CGROUP_ROOT=$(mount -t cgroup2 | head -1 | awk -e '{print $3}')
+  CGROUP_ROOT=$(mount -t cgroup2 | head -1 | awk '{print $3}')
   if [[ -z "$CGROUP_ROOT" ]]; then
     CGROUP_ROOT=/dev/cgroup/memory
     mount -t cgroup2 none $CGROUP_ROOT
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [[ $cgroup2 ]]; then
   fi
   echo "+hugetlb +memory" >$CGROUP_ROOT/cgroup.subtree_control
 else
-  CGROUP_ROOT=$(mount -t cgroup | grep ",hugetlb" | awk -e '{print $3}')
+  CGROUP_ROOT=$(mount -t cgroup | grep ",hugetlb" | awk '{print $3}')
   if [[ -z "$CGROUP_ROOT" ]]; then
     CGROUP_ROOT=/dev/cgroup/memory
     mount -t cgroup memory,hugetlb $CGROUP_ROOT