diff --git a/cmd/builder/internal/builder/main_test.go b/cmd/builder/internal/builder/main_test.go
index 2060f6b03a8..383e16ab2f3 100644
--- a/cmd/builder/internal/builder/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/builder/internal/builder/main_test.go
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ func TestGenerateAndCompile(t *testing.T) {
 			testCase: "No Dir Permissions",
 			cfgBuilder: func(t *testing.T) Config {
 				cfg := newTestConfig()
+				err := cfg.SetBackwardsCompatibility()
+				require.NoError(t, err)
 				cfg.Distribution.OutputPath = t.TempDir()
 				assert.NoError(t, os.Chmod(cfg.Distribution.OutputPath, 0000))
 				cfg.Replaces = append(cfg.Replaces, replaces...)