diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/machine_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/machine_test.go
index 9504a834b3..69ba5017a6 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/machine_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/machine_test.go
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ func setup() (string, *machineTestBuilder) {
 			Fail("unable to set home dir on windows")
 		}
 	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config")); err != nil {
+		Fail("failed to set XDG_CONFIG_HOME dir")
+	}
 	if err := os.Setenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", homeDir); err != nil {
 		Fail("failed to set xdg_runtime dir")
 	}