diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/common/init-stage2.sh b/.gitlab-ci/common/init-stage2.sh
index beb86f5f12e..8e518c5b1a5 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/common/init-stage2.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/common/init-stage2.sh
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ BACKGROUND_PIDS="$! $BACKGROUND_PIDS"
 if [ -n "$HWCI_START_XORG" ]; then
   echo "touch /xorg-started; sleep 100000" > /xorg-script
   env \
-    VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/install/share/vulkan/icd.d/$(VK_DRIVER)_icd.`uname -m`.json \
+    VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/install/share/vulkan/icd.d/${VK_DRIVER}_icd.`uname -m`.json \
     xinit /bin/sh /xorg-script -- /usr/bin/Xorg -noreset -s 0 -dpms -logfile /Xorg.0.log &
   BACKGROUND_PIDS="$! $BACKGROUND_PIDS"
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ if [ -n "$HWCI_START_WESTON" ]; then
   mkdir -p $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
 
   env \
-    VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/install/share/vulkan/icd.d/$(VK_DRIVER)_icd.`uname -m`.json \
+    VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/install/share/vulkan/icd.d/${VK_DRIVER}_icd.`uname -m`.json \
     weston -Bheadless-backend.so --use-gl -Swayland-0 &
   export WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-0
   sleep 1