diff --git a/lava_test_plans/testcases/master/template-kvm-unit-tests.yaml.jinja2 b/lava_test_plans/testcases/master/template-kvm-unit-tests.yaml.jinja2
index 4dc9d2c6..846b98c6 100644
--- a/lava_test_plans/testcases/master/template-kvm-unit-tests.yaml.jinja2
+++ b/lava_test_plans/testcases/master/template-kvm-unit-tests.yaml.jinja2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% set use_context = true %}
 
-{% set extra_kernel_args = 'kvm.enable_vmware_backdoor=1 kvm.force_emulation_prefix=1' + extra_kernel_args|default("") %}
+{% set extra_kernel_args = ' kvm.enable_vmware_backdoor=1 kvm.force_emulation_prefix=1 ' + extra_kernel_args|default("") %}
 
 {% set test_timeout = 25 %}
 {% block metadata %}