diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh
index 1380e0d12dce..66dfdfdad553 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ cleanup_files()
 trap cleanup_files EXIT TERM INT
 
 # Add a 1 second delay to skip samples that are not in the leaf() function
-perf record -o "$PERF_DATA" --call-graph fp -e cycles//u -D 1000 --user-callchains -- "$TEST_PROGRAM" 2> /dev/null &
+# shellcheck disable=SC2086
+perf record -o "$PERF_DATA" --call-graph fp -e cycles//u -D 1000 --user-callchains -- $TEST_PROGRAM 2> /dev/null &
 PID=$!
 
 echo " + Recording (PID=$PID)..."
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ wait $PID
 # 	76c leafloop
 # ...
 
-perf script -i $PERF_DATA -F comm,ip,sym | head -n4
-perf script -i $PERF_DATA -F comm,ip,sym | head -n4 | \
+perf script -i "$PERF_DATA" -F comm,ip,sym | head -n4
+perf script -i "$PERF_DATA" -F comm,ip,sym | head -n4 | \
 	awk '{ if ($2 != "") sym[i++] = $2 } END { if (sym[0] != "leaf" ||
 						       sym[1] != "parent" ||
 						       sym[2] != "leafloop") exit 1 }'