diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/instances/instance-event.tc b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/instances/instance-event.tc
index 4c5a061a5b4e..c73db7863adb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/instances/instance-event.tc
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ftrace/test.d/instances/instance-event.tc
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ rmdir foo
 if [ -d foo ]; then
         fail "foo still exists"
 fi
-exit 0
-
 
+mkdir foo
+echo "schedule:enable_event:sched:sched_switch" > foo/set_ftrace_filter
+rmdir foo
+if [ -d foo ]; then
+        fail "foo still exists"
+fi
 
 
 instance_slam() {