diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/lava/gitlab-ci.yml
index c7c73d31395..e3522ede8ce 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ variables:
   # 4. lava/health-check-docker - the slim container used for fastboot
   # Set image: directly instead of extending .set-image to avoid conflicts
   # with MESA_IMAGE_PATH and FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG between the containers.
-  image: registry.freedesktop.org/gfx-ci/lava-job-submitter/alpine/x86_64_lava-trigger:20250929-lava-timeout
+  image: registry.freedesktop.org/gfx-ci/lava-job-submitter/alpine/x86_64_lava-trigger:20251009-fastboot
   # Cancel job if a newer commit is pushed to the same branch
   interruptible: true
   # The jobs themselves shouldn't actually run for an hour, of course.
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml b/src/freedreno/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
index 6969ec9b023..66e2edf2796 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
+++ b/src/freedreno/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@
     KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME: "Image.gz"
     KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE: ""
     RUNNER_TAG: mesa-ci-x86-64-lava-sm8350-hdk
+    # The device has A/B boot slots - select slot A
+    LAVA_FASTBOOT_CMD: "set_active a"
     DRIVER_NAME: freedreno-a6xx
     VK_DRIVER: freedreno
     LAVA_FIRMWARE: qcom-lava