diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
index 30c25a48b5a..5b9dbc4bc70 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/lavapipe/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@
     DEQP_VER: vk
     DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER: llvmpipe
     LVP_POISON_MEMORY: "1"
+    HWCI_START_WESTON: 1