diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/debian/test-base.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/debian/test-base.sh
index 403b8a18986..4998eb4d735 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/debian/test-base.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/debian/test-base.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ EPHEMERAL=(
     python3-dev
     python3-pip
     python3-setuptools
+    python3-venv
     python3-wheel
     wayland-protocols
     xz-utils
@@ -189,6 +190,10 @@ pip3 install --break-system-packages yq
 
 section_end debian_setup
 
+############### Build ci-kdl
+
+. .gitlab-ci/container/build-kdl.sh
+
 ############### Download prebuilt kernel and firmware
 
 if [ "$DEBIAN_ARCH" = amd64 ]; then