diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/create_cluster.go b/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/create_cluster.go
index c4786a6a6ef4..2d81ac094e0f 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/create_cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/cmd/create_cluster.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func RunCreate(co *CreateOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	bootstrapProvider, err := bootstrap.Get(do.BootstrapFlags)
+	bootstrapProvider, err := bootstrap.Get(co.BootstrapFlags)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}