diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 23a89abb8..87275292d 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ install_cc_virtiofsd() {
 
 #Install CC kernel assert, with TEE support
 install_cc_tee_kernel() {
+	export KATA_BUILD_CC=yes
 	tee="${1}"
 	kernel_version="${2}"