diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
index 3ec26d2..f125c3a 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
             hpet: False
             enable_acpi: true
             use_host_cpu: !os_env DRIVER_USE_HOST_CPU, true
+            use_hugepages: !os_env DRIVER_USE_HUGEPAGES, false
 
         network_pools:
           admin: admin-pool01