diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b06aee4e8c..2be481e5d2 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ ExecStart=${BIN_DIR}/rke2 \\
     ${CMD_RKE2_EXEC}
 
 EOF
-    echo "HOME=/root" | ${SUDO} tee /etc/systemd/system/rke2.service.env >/dev/null
+    echo "HOME=/root" | ${SUDO} tee /etc/systemd/system/"${FILE_RKE2_ENV}" >/dev/null
 }
 
 # create_openrc_service_file writes the openrc