diff --git a/scripts/deploy-esp32.sh b/scripts/deploy-esp32.sh
index 78833585b..330f22a2f 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-esp32.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-esp32.sh
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ if [ -z "$BOARD" ]; then
 fi
 
 cd $MICROPYTHON/ports/esp32
-make deploy BOARD=$BOARD BOARD_VARIANT=$VARIANT
+make deploy BOARD=$BOARD BOARD_VARIANT=$BOARD_VARIANT