diff --git a/src/amd/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/src/amd/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index eb948158a98..201b4ce7c19 100644
--- a/src/amd/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/src/amd/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ radeonsi-raven-va:amd64:
     ACO_DEBUG: validateir,validatera
     MESA_VK_IGNORE_CONFORMANCE_WARNING: 1
     B2C_JOB_VOLUME_EXCLUSIONS: "*.shader_cache,install/*,*/install/*,*/vkd3d-proton.cache*,vkd3d-proton.cache*"
+    # Enable ETC2 emulation on non-native platforms (RENOIR,RDNA+, GFX6-8 dGPUs)
+    radv_require_etc2: 'true'
 
 .b2c-test-radv-vk:
   extends: