diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_hierarchical_stats.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_hierarchical_stats.c
index b78a4043da49a..ac2390f8f40b0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_hierarchical_stats.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/cgroup_hierarchical_stats.c
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ static int induce_vmscan(void)
 	int i, err;
 
 	/*
-	 * Set memory.high for test parent cgroup to 1 MB to throttle
+	 * Set memory.max for test parent cgroup to 1 MB to throttle
 	 * allocations and invoke reclaim in children.
 	 */
 	snprintf(size, 128, "%d", MB(1));
-	err = write_cgroup_file(cgroups[0].path, "memory.high",	size);
-	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "write memory.high"))
+	err = write_cgroup_file(cgroups[0].path, "memory.max",	size);
+	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "write memory.max"))
 		return err;
 	/*
 	 * In every leaf cgroup, run a memory hog for a few seconds to induce
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int induce_vmscan(void)
 			/* Join cgroup in the parent process workdir */
 			join_parent_cgroup(cgroups[i].path);
 
-			/* Allocate more memory than memory.high */
+			/* Allocate more memory than memory.max */
 			alloc_anon(MB(2));
 			exit(0);
 		} else {