diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 89a2adca5d..399935f1a3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ generate-trace-vsim:
 sim: build
 	$(VSIM) +permissive $(questa-flags) $(questa-cmd) -lib $(library) +MAX_CYCLES=$(max_cycles) +UVM_TESTNAME=$(test_case) \
 	+BASEDIR=$(riscv-test-dir) $(uvm-flags) $(QUESTASIM_FLAGS) -gblso $(SPIKE_ROOT)/lib/libfesvr.so -sv_lib $(dpi-library)/ariane_dpi  \
-	${top_level}_optimized +permissive-off +PRELOAD=$(elf-bin) ++$(target-options) | tee sim.log
+	${top_level}_optimized +permissive-off ++$(elf-bin) ++$(target-options) | tee sim.log
 
 $(riscv-asm-tests): build
 	$(VSIM) +permissive $(questa-flags) $(questa-cmd) -lib $(library) +max-cycles=$(max_cycles) +UVM_TESTNAME=$(test_case) \