diff --git a/testcases/kernel/controllers/memcg/stress/memcg_stress_test.sh b/testcases/kernel/controllers/memcg/stress/memcg_stress_test.sh
index c43d72116be..d4710813bac 100755
--- a/testcases/kernel/controllers/memcg/stress/memcg_stress_test.sh
+++ b/testcases/kernel/controllers/memcg/stress/memcg_stress_test.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ setup()
 
 	echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
 	sleep 2
-	local mem_free=`cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemFree | awk '{ print $2 }'`
+	local mem_free=`cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemAvailable | awk '{ print $2 }'`
 	local swap_free=`cat /proc/meminfo | grep SwapFree | awk '{ print $2 }'`
 	local pgsize=`tst_getconf PAGESIZE`