diff --git a/test/e2e_node/remote/utils.go b/test/e2e_node/remote/utils.go
index ae613f9eef..28ab74cf52 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/remote/utils.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/remote/utils.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func setupCNI(host, workspace string) error {
 	cniPath := filepath.Join(workspace, cniDirectory)
 	cmd := getSSHCommand(" ; ",
 		fmt.Sprintf("mkdir -p %s", cniPath),
-		fmt.Sprintf("wget -O - %s | tar -xz -C %s", cniURL, cniPath),
+		fmt.Sprintf("curl -s -L %s | tar -xz -C %s", cniURL, cniPath),
 	)
 	if output, err := SSH(host, "sh", "-c", cmd); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install cni plugin on %q: %v output: %q", host, err, output)