diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de1572c19e8..a7374025272 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ E2E_REMOVE_FROM                    ?= 0
 
 TEST_RESULT_DIR ?= /tmp
 
+MINIKUBE_DRIVER = none
+
 include Makefile.d/functions.mk
 
 .PHONY: maintainer
diff --git a/Makefile.d/minikube.mk b/Makefile.d/minikube.mk
index e668e026305..f557c2c7d12 100644
--- a/Makefile.d/minikube.mk
+++ b/Makefile.d/minikube.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $(BINDIR)/minikube:
 # Only use this for development related to Volume Snapshots. Usually k3d is faster.
 .PHONY: minikube/start
 minikube/start:
-	minikube start --force
+	minikube start --force --driver=$(MINIKUBE_DRIVER)
 	minikube addons enable volumesnapshots
 	minikube addons enable csi-hostpath-driver
 	minikube addons disable storage-provisioner