diff --git a/utils/kata-manager.sh b/utils/kata-manager.sh
index b58124595aa1..bf211424a062 100755
--- a/utils/kata-manager.sh
+++ b/utils/kata-manager.sh
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ handle_kata()
 	local enable_debug="${3:-}"
 	[ -z "$enable_debug" ] && die "no enable debug value"
 
-	install_kata "$version" "$tarball" "$enable_debug"
+	install_kata "$version" "$tarball"
 
 	configure_kata "$enable_debug"