diff --git a/tests/lcitool/refresh b/tests/lcitool/refresh
index 033120e223..25301f2ef0 100755
--- a/tests/lcitool/refresh
+++ b/tests/lcitool/refresh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def generate_dockerfile(host, target, cross=None, trailer=None):
 
 def generate_cirrus(target, trailer=None):
    filename = Path(src_dir, ".gitlab-ci.d", "cirrus", target + ".vars")
-   cmd = [lcitool_path, "variables", target, "qemu"]
+   cmd = lcitool_cmd + ["variables", target, "qemu"]
    generate(filename, cmd, trailer)
 
 ubuntu1804_skipssh = [