diff --git a/test/integration/kpatch-test b/test/integration/kpatch-test
index 412120f..9ef1a10 100755
--- a/test/integration/kpatch-test
+++ b/test/integration/kpatch-test
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 error() {
-	echo "ERROR: $@" |tee -a $LOG >&2
+	echo "ERROR: $*" |tee -a $LOG >&2
 	ERROR=$((ERROR + 1))
 }