diff --git a/tests/ci/tools/ci.conf b/tests/ci/tools/ci.conf
--- a/tests/ci/tools/ci.conf
+++ b/tests/ci/tools/ci.conf
@@ -39,22 +39,22 @@
 EOF
 cat << EOF >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/rc.conf
 kld_list=""				# Load modules needed by tests
-kld_list="${kld_list} blake2"		# sys/opencrypto
-kld_list="${kld_list} cryptodev"	# sys/opencrypto
-kld_list="${kld_list} dummymbuf"	# sys/netpfil
-kld_list="${kld_list} fusefs"		# sys/fs/fusefs
-kld_list="${kld_list} ipsec"		# sys/netipsec
-kld_list="${kld_list} mac_portacl"	# sys/mac/portacl
-kld_list="${kld_list} mqueuefs"		# sys/kern/mqueue_test
-kld_list="${kld_list} pfsync"		# sys/netpfil/pf (loads pf)
-kld_list="${kld_list} pflog"		# sys/netpfil/pf
-kld_list="${kld_list} ipl"		# sys/sbin/ipf (loads ipfilter)
-kld_list="${kld_list} ipfw"		# sys/netpfil/ipfw (loads ipfw)
-kld_list="${kld_list} ipfw_nat"		# sys/netpfil/ipfw (loads ipfw_nat)
-kld_list="${kld_list} ipdivert"		# sys/netinet (loads ipdivert)
-kld_list="${kld_list} dummynet"		# sys/netpfil/common
-kld_list="${kld_list} carp"		# sys/netinet/carp
-kld_list="${kld_list} if_stf"		# sys/net/if_stf
+kld_list="\${kld_list} blake2"		# sys/opencrypto
+kld_list="\${kld_list} cryptodev"	# sys/opencrypto
+kld_list="\${kld_list} dummymbuf"	# sys/netpfil
+kld_list="\${kld_list} fusefs"		# sys/fs/fusefs
+kld_list="\${kld_list} ipsec"		# sys/netipsec
+kld_list="\${kld_list} mac_portacl"	# sys/mac/portacl
+kld_list="\${kld_list} mqueuefs"		# sys/kern/mqueue_test
+kld_list="\${kld_list} pfsync"		# sys/netpfil/pf (loads pf)
+kld_list="\${kld_list} pflog"		# sys/netpfil/pf
+kld_list="\${kld_list} ipl"		# sys/sbin/ipf (loads ipfilter)
+kld_list="\${kld_list} ipfw"		# sys/netpfil/ipfw (loads ipfw)
+kld_list="\${kld_list} ipfw_nat"		# sys/netpfil/ipfw (loads ipfw_nat)
+kld_list="\${kld_list} ipdivert"		# sys/netinet (loads ipdivert)
+kld_list="\${kld_list} dummynet"		# sys/netpfil/common
+kld_list="\${kld_list} carp"		# sys/netinet/carp
+kld_list="\${kld_list} if_stf"		# sys/net/if_stf
 background_fsck="NO"
 sendmail_enable="NONE"
 cron_enable="NO"