diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index 420e1e65fcc..4a07e71106d 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ kind: Namespace
 metadata:
   name: kube-system
 EOF
-        ${KUBECTL} config set-cluster local --server=https://${API_HOST}:${API_SECURE_PORT} --certificate-authority=$(ROOT_CA_FILE)
+        ${KUBECTL} config set-cluster local --server=https://${API_HOST}:${API_SECURE_PORT} --certificate-authority=${ROOT_CA_FILE}
         ${KUBECTL} config set-context local --cluster=local
         ${KUBECTL} config use-context local