diff --git a/lib/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c b/lib/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
index ff7e0291a..5913004de 100755
--- a/lib/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/passthru/vbdev_passthru.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ vbdev_passthru_init(void)
 	struct bdev_names *name;
 	int i;
 
-	sp = spdk_conf_find_section(NULL, "passthru");
+	sp = spdk_conf_find_section(NULL, "Passthru");
 	if (sp == NULL) {
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ vbdev_passthru_get_spdk_running_config(FILE *fp)
 {
 	struct bdev_names *names = NULL;
 
-	fprintf(fp, "\n[passthru]\n");
+	fprintf(fp, "\n[Passthru]\n");
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(names, &g_bdev_names, link) {
 		fprintf(fp, "  PT %s %s ", names->bdev_name, names->vbdev_name);
 		fprintf(fp, "\n");
diff --git a/test/bdev/bdev.conf.in b/test/bdev/bdev.conf.in
index c1d116366..0c074c585 100644
--- a/test/bdev/bdev.conf.in
+++ b/test/bdev/bdev.conf.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[passthru]
+[Passthru]
   # PT <bdev name> <vbdev name>
   PT Malloc3 TestPT