diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 8308b98ee64..bd5417b7dfa 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ WAIT_FOR_URL_API_SERVER=${WAIT_FOR_URL_API_SERVER:-60}
 ENABLE_DAEMON=${ENABLE_DAEMON:-false}
 HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE=${HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE:-"127.0.0.1"}
 EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER:-false}
+EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER_BINARY=${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER_BINARY:-""}
 CLOUD_PROVIDER=${CLOUD_PROVIDER:-""}
 CLOUD_CONFIG=${CLOUD_CONFIG:-""}
 FEATURE_GATES=${FEATURE_GATES:-"AllAlpha=false"}
@@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ function start_cloud_controller_manager {
     fi
 
     CLOUD_CTLRMGR_LOG=${LOG_DIR}/cloud-controller-manager.log
-    ${CONTROLPLANE_SUDO} "${GO_OUT}/hyperkube" cloud-controller-manager \
+    ${CONTROLPLANE_SUDO} ${EXTERNAL_CLOUD_PROVIDER_BINARY:-"${GO_OUT}/hyperkube" cloud-controller-manager} \
       --v=${LOG_LEVEL} \
       --vmodule="${LOG_SPEC}" \
       ${node_cidr_args} \