diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/default_prefix.rb b/Library/Homebrew/default_prefix.rb
index 4e2f6f1ee4..b22f98268d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/default_prefix.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/default_prefix.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 module Homebrew
   DEFAULT_PREFIX, DEFAULT_REPOSITORY = if OS.mac? && Hardware::CPU.arm?
     [HOMEBREW_MACOS_ARM_DEFAULT_PREFIX, HOMEBREW_MACOS_ARM_DEFAULT_REPOSITORY]
-  elsif OS.linux? && !EnvConfig.force_homebrew_on_linux?
+  elsif OS.linux? && !EnvConfig.simulate_macos_on_linux?
     [HOMEBREW_LINUX_DEFAULT_PREFIX, HOMEBREW_LINUX_DEFAULT_REPOSITORY]
   else
     [HOMEBREW_DEFAULT_PREFIX, HOMEBREW_DEFAULT_REPOSITORY]