diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64_test.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64_test.go
index 47a6c2120..24fdf2c33 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func TestCCCheckCLIFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	var cpuData []testCPUData
 	var moduleData []testModuleData
 
+	cpuType = getCPUtype()
 	if cpuType == cpuTypeIntel {
 		cpuData = []testCPUData{
 			{archGenuineIntel, "lm vmx sse4_1", false},