diff --git a/src/freedreno/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml b/src/freedreno/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
index 0fd1f84b0cd..eb8944fe92e 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
+++ b/src/freedreno/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
     RUNNER_TAG: mesa-ci-x86-64-lava-sc7180-trogdor-kingoftown
     VK_DRIVER: freedreno
     LAVA_FIRMWARE: qcom-lava
+    KERNEL_TAG: msm-next-250718
 
 # Status: https://lava.collabora.dev/scheduler/device_type/sc7180-trogdor-lazor-limozeen
 .lava-sc7180-trogdor-lazor-limozeen:arm64:
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@
     RUNNER_TAG: mesa-ci-x86-64-lava-sc7180-trogdor-lazor-limozeen
     VK_DRIVER: freedreno
     LAVA_FIRMWARE: qcom-lava
+    KERNEL_TAG: msm-next-250718
 
 # Status: https://lava.collabora.dev/scheduler/device_type/sm8350-hdk
 .lava-sm8350-hdk:arm64:
@@ -275,6 +277,7 @@
     RUNNER_TAG: mesa-ci-x86-64-lava-sm8350-hdk
     VK_DRIVER: freedreno
     LAVA_FIRMWARE: qcom-lava
+    KERNEL_TAG: msm-next-250718
 
 
 .google-freedreno-test-gl: