diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/build/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/build/gitlab-ci.yml
index a9e7cf48044..8d89718c812 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/build/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/build/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ debian-testing:
     EXTRA_OPTION: >
       -D spirv-to-dxil=true
       -D valgrind=false
+      -D perfetto=true
     MINIO_ARTIFACT_NAME: mesa-amd64
     LLVM_VERSION: "13"
   script:
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@ debian-arm64:
       -D llvm=disabled
       -D valgrind=false
       -D imagination-srv=true
+      -D perfetto=true
     MINIO_ARTIFACT_NAME: mesa-arm64
   script:
     - .gitlab-ci/meson/build.sh
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/meson/build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/meson/build.sh
index f50f8531c94..cc096410340 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/meson/build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/meson/build.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ esac
 rm -rf _build
 meson _build --native-file=native.file \
       --wrap-mode=nofallback \
+      --force-fallback-for perfetto \
       ${CROSS+--cross "$CROSS_FILE"} \
       -D prefix=`pwd`/install \
       -D libdir=lib \