diff --git a/cmd/driver/driver_linux.go b/cmd/driver/driver_linux.go
index 5d0d3a90..f056a79a 100644
--- a/cmd/driver/driver_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/driver/driver_linux.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func NewDriverCmd(ctx context.Context, opt *options.Common) *cobra.Command {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if driverTypes.String() != "auto" {
+			if driverTypes.String() != drivertype.TypeAuto {
 				var err error
 				// Ok driver type was enforced by the user
 				driver.Type, err = drivertype.Parse(driverTypes.String())
diff --git a/pkg/driver/type/type.go b/pkg/driver/type/type.go
index 0febd788..dcebf6fb 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/type/type.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/type/type.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/falcosecurity/falcoctl/pkg/output"
 )
 
+// TypeAuto enables a smart automatic driver selection logic instead of using a fixed driver type.
+const TypeAuto = "auto"
+
 var driverTypes = map[string]DriverType{}
 
 // DriverType is the interface that wraps driver types.
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ func GetTypes() []string {
 	}
 	// auto is a sentinel value to enable automatic driver selection logic,
 	// but it is not mapped to any DriverType
-	driverTypesSlice = append(driverTypesSlice, "auto")
+	driverTypesSlice = append(driverTypesSlice, TypeAuto)
 	return driverTypesSlice
 }