1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index 59738aa6ca73..04a7bb573daa 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -416,10 +416,12 @@ sub process_variables {
 sub set_value {
     my ($lvalue, $rvalue, $override, $overrides, $name) = @_;
 
-    if ($buildonly && $lvalue =~ /^TEST_TYPE(\[.*\])?$/ && $rvalue ne "build") {
+    my $prvalue = process_variables($rvalue);
+
+    if ($buildonly && $lvalue =~ /^TEST_TYPE(\[.*\])?$/ && $prvalue ne "build") {
         # Note if a test is something other than build, then we
         # will need other manditory options.
-        if ($rvalue ne "install") {
+        if ($prvalue ne "install") {
             $buildonly = 0;
         } else {
             # install still limits some manditory options.
@@ -435,13 +437,12 @@ sub set_value {
             }
             die "$name: $.: Option $lvalue defined more than once!\n$extra";
         }
-        ${$overrides}{$lvalue} = $rvalue;
+        ${$overrides}{$lvalue} = $prvalue;
     }
     if ($rvalue =~ /^\s*$/) {
         delete $opt{$lvalue};
     } else {
-        $rvalue = process_variables($rvalue);
-        $opt{$lvalue} = $rvalue;
+        $opt{$lvalue} = $prvalue;
     }
 }