diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 584a65d8..7b5a6f15 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ freebsd:11.2@container-clean:
     - "scp -P 5555 -r $PWD localhost:"
     - echo "CI_JOB_ID=\"$CI_JOB_ID\"" > sshenv
     - echo "CI_JOB_NAME=\"$CI_JOB_NAME\"" >> sshenv
+    - echo "MESON_ARGS=\"$MESON_ARGS\"" >> sshenv
     - echo "MESON_BUILDDIR=\"$MESON_BUILDDIR\"" >> sshenv
     - echo "MESON_TEST_ARGS=\"$MESON_TEST_ARGS $SUITES\"" >> sshenv
     - echo "NINJA_ARGS=\"$NINJA_ARGS\"" >> sshenv
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/gitlab-ci.tmpl b/.gitlab-ci/gitlab-ci.tmpl
index 5e1a7000..eca3b5e1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/gitlab-ci.tmpl
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/gitlab-ci.tmpl
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ freebsd:11.2@container-clean:
     - "scp -P 5555 -r $PWD localhost:"
     - echo "CI_JOB_ID=\"$CI_JOB_ID\"" > sshenv
     - echo "CI_JOB_NAME=\"$CI_JOB_NAME\"" >> sshenv
+    - echo "MESON_ARGS=\"$MESON_ARGS\"" >> sshenv
     - echo "MESON_BUILDDIR=\"$MESON_BUILDDIR\"" >> sshenv
     - echo "MESON_TEST_ARGS=\"$MESON_TEST_ARGS $SUITES\"" >> sshenv
     - echo "NINJA_ARGS=\"$NINJA_ARGS\"" >> sshenv