diff --git a/contrib/metallb/roles/provision/tasks/main.yml b/contrib/metallb/roles/provision/tasks/main.yml
index 47c4b624a..57e8eb6bb 100644
--- a/contrib/metallb/roles/provision/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/contrib/metallb/roles/provision/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   kube:
     name: "MetalLB"
     filename: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/metallb.yml"
+    kubectl: "{{bin_dir}}/kubectl"
     state: "{{ item.changed | ternary('latest','present') }}"
   with_items: "{{ rendering.results }}"
   when: