diff --git a/pkg/config/cli_test.go b/pkg/config/cli_test.go
index 4d9e2c4eba3a..0a89e6046fa9 100644
--- a/pkg/config/cli_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/cli_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestAvailableComponents_SortedAndUnique(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, availableComponents, "Available components aren't sorted")
 
-	slices.Compact(expected)
+	expected = slices.Compact(expected)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, availableComponents, "Available components contain duplicates")
 }