diff --git a/tests/fate-run.sh b/tests/fate-run.sh
index ef0550df6a..c35d0abadd 100755
--- a/tests/fate-run.sh
+++ b/tests/fate-run.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ref=${7:-"${base}/ref/fate/${test}"}
 fuzz=$8
 threads=${9:-1}
 thread_type=${10:-3}
-tool=$11
+tool=${11}
 
 outdir="tests/data/fate"
 outfile="${outdir}/${test}"