diff --git a/test/env b/test/env
index 85d62d6d..c0907b02 100755
--- a/test/env
+++ b/test/env
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ if [ "$containerize" ]; then
 	 --tty \
 	 --volume "$ixdir":"$ixdir" \
 	 --workdir "$ixdir/test" \
-	 "$kvm" \
+	 $kvm \
 	 $INFIX_TEST \
 	 "$0" -C "$@"
 else