diff --git a/cluster/kube-util.sh b/cluster/kube-util.sh
index d144508bf08..b35fddf4f6e 100755
--- a/cluster/kube-util.sh
+++ b/cluster/kube-util.sh
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 
 source "${KUBE_ROOT}/cluster/skeleton/util.sh"
 
-if [[ -n "${KUBERNETES_CONFORMANCE_TEST:-}" ]]; then
-    KUBERNETES_PROVIDER=""
-else
-    KUBERNETES_PROVIDER="${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER:-gce}"
+if [[ "${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER:-}" != "kubernetes-anywhere" ]]; then
+    if [[ -n "${KUBERNETES_CONFORMANCE_TEST:-}" ]]; then
+        KUBERNETES_PROVIDER=""
+    else
+        KUBERNETES_PROVIDER="${KUBERNETES_PROVIDER:-gce}"
+    fi
 fi
 
 # PROVIDER_VARS is a list of cloud provider specific variables. Note: