diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4bd01f0..bdcde16 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2023 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+# Copyright 2021-2024 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
 # Other additional copyright holders may be indicated within.
 #
 # The entirety of this work is licensed under the Apache License,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ IMAGE_TAG_BASE ?= ghcr.io/hewlettpackard/lustre-csi-driver
 # Or, make kind-deploy
 # To deploy the base lustre config:
 #   make deploy
+OVERLAY ?= overlays/kind
 
 all: build