diff --git a/hack/test/e2e-qemu.sh b/hack/test/e2e-qemu.sh
index 2e1ec81c7..531ff4c79 100755
--- a/hack/test/e2e-qemu.sh
+++ b/hack/test/e2e-qemu.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ case "${WITH_CONFIG_PATCH_WORKER:-false}" in
       CONFIG_PATCH_FLAG=()
       ;;
   *)
-      CONFIG_PATCH_FLAG=(--config-patch-worker "${WITH_CONFIG_PATCH_FILE}")
+      CONFIG_PATCH_FLAG=(--config-patch-worker "${WITH_CONFIG_PATCH_WORKER}")
       ;;
 esac