diff --git a/pkg/testmachinery/controller/ttl/controller_suite_test.go b/pkg/testmachinery/controller/ttl/controller_suite_test.go
index 0c3a2f8425..377c383104 100644
--- a/pkg/testmachinery/controller/ttl/controller_suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testmachinery/controller/ttl/controller_suite_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		Status: &v1.CustomResourceSubresourceStatus{},
 	}
 	testenv = &envtest.Environment{
-		CRDs: []client.Object{crd},
+		CRDs: []*v1.CustomResourceDefinition{crd},
 	}
 
 	restConfig, err = testenv.Start()
diff --git a/pkg/testmachinery/controller/watch/watch_test.go b/pkg/testmachinery/controller/watch/watch_test.go
index 30b7503e55..5b891dc5ae 100644
--- a/pkg/testmachinery/controller/watch/watch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testmachinery/controller/watch/watch_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		Status: &v1.CustomResourceSubresourceStatus{},
 	}
 	testenv = &envtest.Environment{
-		CRDs: []client.Object{crd},
+		CRDs: []*v1.CustomResourceDefinition{crd},
 	}
 
 	restConfig, err = testenv.Start()