diff --git a/llvm/utils/lit/lit.py b/llvm/utils/lit/lit.py
index 62ebf51a71d52610c5fb38b33b2eb6431cf5e221..ceb08f56b63070def81552c0c98be71b32187ed8 100755
--- a/llvm/utils/lit/lit.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/lit/lit.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def getTestSuite(item, litConfig, cache):
         # If we didn't find a config file, keep looking.
         if not cfgpath:
             parent,base = os.path.split(path)
-            if parent == item:
+            if parent == path:
                 return (None, ())
 
             ts, relative = search(parent)