diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index a7ecdcc8be2..171785d05b3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ panfrost-t720-gles2:arm64:
     DEVICE_TYPE: sun50i-h6-pine-h64
     DTB: ${DEVICE_TYPE}
     GPU_VERSION: panfrost-t720
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG= DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T720"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=sync DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T720"
   tags:
     - mesa-ci-aarch64-lava-collabora
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ panfrost-t760-gles2:armhf:
     GPU_VERSION: panfrost-t760
     BOOT_METHOD: depthcharge
     KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE: ""
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG= DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T760"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=sync DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T760"
   tags:
     - mesa-ci-aarch64-lava-collabora
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ panfrost-t760-traces:armhf:
     DRIVER_NAME: panfrost
     BOOT_METHOD: depthcharge
     KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE: ""
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp MESA_GLES_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.1 MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=330 EGL_PLATFORM=surfaceless PIGLIT_PROFILES=replay PIGLIT_JUNIT_RESULTS=1"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp,sync MESA_GLES_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.1 MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=330 EGL_PLATFORM=surfaceless PIGLIT_PROFILES=replay PIGLIT_JUNIT_RESULTS=1"
   tags:
     - mesa-ci-aarch64-lava-collabora
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ panfrost-t760-traces:armhf:
     - .lava-test:arm64
     - .lava-rk3399-gru-kevin
   variables:
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG= DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T860"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=sync DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T860"
 
 panfrost-t860-gles3:arm64:
   parallel: 2
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ panfrost-t860-gles3:arm64:
     - .lava-rk3399-gru-kevin
   variables:
     DEQP_VERSION: gles3
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG= DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T860"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=sync DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T860"
 
 panfrost-t860-gles31:arm64:
   extends:
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ panfrost-t860-gles31:arm64:
     - .lava-rk3399-gru-kevin
   variables:
     DEQP_VERSION: gles31
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp MESA_GLES_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.1 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=310 DEQP_PARALLEL=1 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T860"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp,sync MESA_GLES_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.1 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=310 DEQP_PARALLEL=1 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T860"
 
 panfrost-t860-traces:arm64:
   extends:
     - .lava-piglit-traces:arm64
     - .lava-rk3399-gru-kevin
   variables:
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp MESA_GLES_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.1 MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=330 EGL_PLATFORM=surfaceless PIGLIT_PROFILES=replay PIGLIT_JUNIT_RESULTS=1"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp,sync MESA_GLES_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.1 MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=330 EGL_PLATFORM=surfaceless PIGLIT_PROFILES=replay PIGLIT_JUNIT_RESULTS=1"
 
 .lava-meson-g12b-a311d-khadas-vim3:
   extends:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ panfrost-g52-gles3:arm64:
     - .lava-meson-g12b-a311d-khadas-vim3
   variables:
     DEQP_VERSION: gles3
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=G52"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp,sync DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=G52"
 
 panfrost-g52-gles31:arm64:
   extends:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ panfrost-g52-gles31:arm64:
     - .lava-meson-g12b-a311d-khadas-vim3
   variables:
     DEQP_VERSION: gles31
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=G52"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp,sync DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=G52"
 
 .lava-acer-mt8183-cp311-3h-jacuzzi:
   extends:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ panfrost-g52-gles31:arm64:
     - .lava-acer-mt8183-cp311-3h-jacuzzi
   variables:
     DEQP_VERSION: gles3
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=G72"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp,sync DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=G72"
 
 .panfrost-g72-gles31:arm64:
   extends:
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ panfrost-g52-gles31:arm64:
     - .lava-acer-mt8183-cp311-3h-jacuzzi
   variables:
     DEQP_VERSION: gles31
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=G72"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=deqp,sync DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=G72"
 
 .panfrost-t820-gles2:arm64:
   extends:
@@ -162,6 +162,6 @@ panfrost-g52-gles31:arm64:
     DTB: ${DEVICE_TYPE}
     GPU_VERSION: panfrost-t820
     LAVA_TAGS: panfrost
-    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG= DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T820"
+    ENV_VARS: "PAN_MESA_DEBUG=sync DEQP_PARALLEL=6 DEQP_EXPECTED_RENDERER=T820"
   tags:
     - mesa-ci-aarch64-lava-baylibre