diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
index 66b53f10eb18..ea772d41e472 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/evsel-tp-sched.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "prev_comm", 16, true))
+	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "prev_comm", 16, false))
 		ret = -1;
 
 	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "prev_pid", 4, true))
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "prev_state", sizeof(long), true))
 		ret = -1;
 
-	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "next_comm", 16, true))
+	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "next_comm", 16, false))
 		ret = -1;
 
 	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "next_pid", 4, true))
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int test__perf_evsel__tp_sched_test(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "comm", 16, true))
+	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "comm", 16, false))
 		ret = -1;
 
 	if (perf_evsel__test_field(evsel, "pid", 4, true))