diff --git a/test/tests.c b/test/tests.c
index 5fe486e2ec..223ab4d34d 100644
--- a/test/tests.c
+++ b/test/tests.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bool run_tests(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 
         bool run = false;
         run |= strcmp(sel, "all-simple") == 0 && !t->is_complex;
-        run |= strcmp(sel, t->name);
+        run |= strcmp(sel, t->name) == 0;
 
         if (run) {
             if (t->run)