diff --git a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
index a9fb5a48751e..2b2061a70b78 100755
--- a/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
+++ b/tools/testing/ktest/ktest.pl
@@ -1433,7 +1433,8 @@ sub reboot {
 
 	# Still need to wait for the reboot to finish
 	wait_for_monitor($time, $reboot_success_line);
-
+    }
+    if ($powercycle || $time) {
 	end_monitor;
     }
 }