diff --git a/test/e2e/gateway/gatewayapi/conformance_test.go b/test/e2e/gateway/gatewayapi/conformance_test.go
index ad49c6d5dbad..3a2c32576f92 100644
--- a/test/e2e/gateway/gatewayapi/conformance_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/gateway/gatewayapi/conformance_test.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestConformance(t *testing.T) {
 		CleanupBaseResources: true,
 		Debug:                false,
 		NamespaceLabels: map[string]string{
-			metadata.KumaSidecarInjectionAnnotation: metadata.AnnotationTrue,
+			metadata.KumaSidecarInjectionAnnotation: metadata.AnnotationEnabled,
 		},
 		SupportedFeatures: sets.New(
 			suite.SupportGateway,