diff --git a/configurer/linux/flatcar.go b/configurer/linux/flatcar.go
index c5192d48..44e4822a 100644
--- a/configurer/linux/flatcar.go
+++ b/configurer/linux/flatcar.go
@@ -30,7 +30,3 @@ func init() {
 func (l Flatcar) InstallPackage(h os.Host, pkg ...string) error {
 	return errors.New("FlatcarContainerLinux does not support installing packages manually")
 }
-
-func (l Flatcar) K0sBinaryPath() string {
-	return "/opt/bin/k0s"
-}
diff --git a/configurer/linux/linux_test.go b/configurer/linux/linux_test.go
index ac20b338..99ad79d7 100644
--- a/configurer/linux/linux_test.go
+++ b/configurer/linux/linux_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/k0sproject/k0sctl/configurer"
 	"github.com/k0sproject/rig/exec"
+	"github.com/k0sproject/rig/os"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
@@ -44,9 +45,19 @@ func (m mockHost) Sudo(string) (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }
 
-// TestPaths tests the slightly weird way to perform function overloading
+type custompaths struct {
+	BaseLinux
+}
+
+func (l custompaths) InstallPackage(_ os.Host, pkg ...string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+func (l custompaths) K0sBinaryPath() string {
+	return "/opt/bin/k0s"
+}
+
 func TestPaths(t *testing.T) {
-	fc := &Flatcar{}
+	fc := &custompaths{}
 	fc.PathFuncs = interface{}(fc).(configurer.PathFuncs)
 
 	ubuntu := &Ubuntu{}