diff --git a/bucket/krew.json b/bucket/krew.json
index 7fa0c2993b..eaf1b0684c 100644
--- a/bucket/krew.json
+++ b/bucket/krew.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     },
     "env_add_path": ".krew\\bin",
     "env_set": {
-        "KREW_ROOT": "$persist_dir\\.krew"
+        "KREW_ROOT": "$dir\\.krew"
     },
     "persist": ".krew",
     "checkver": {