diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
index 4f5de8245b32..6631b0b8b4ab 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/builtin-test.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static int test_and_print(struct test *t, bool force_skip, int subtest)
 	if (!t->subtest.get_nr)
 		pr_debug("%s:", t->desc);
 	else
-		pr_debug("%s subtest %d:", t->desc, subtest);
+		pr_debug("%s subtest %d:", t->desc, subtest + 1);
 
 	switch (err) {
 	case TEST_OK: