diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
index 985110c..7939765 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico/underlay.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
             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