diff --git a/test/iscsi_tgt/perf/iscsi_target.sh b/test/iscsi_tgt/perf/iscsi_target.sh
index 6a5fd3fae..3f90550ce 100755
--- a/test/iscsi_tgt/perf/iscsi_target.sh
+++ b/test/iscsi_tgt/perf/iscsi_target.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ if [ $EUID -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 function ssh_initiator() {
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2029
+	# (we want to expand $@ immediately, not on the VM)
 	ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/spdk_vhost_id_rsa root@$IP_I_SSH "$@"
 }