diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-base.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-base.sh
index 82be74c4a42..4d631f8ea48 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-base.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-base.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ apt-get install -y --no-remove \
       libxrandr2 \
       libxrender1 \
       python \
-      python3-distutils \
       python3-mako \
       python3-numpy \
       python3-pil \
@@ -59,7 +58,4 @@ apt-get install -y --no-remove \
 apt-get purge -y \
       gnupg
 
-apt-get install -t buster-backports -y --no-remove \
-    meson
-
 apt-get autoremove -y --purge
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-gl.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-gl.sh
index 38e6e1e57e7..daed59c6d33 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-gl.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-gl.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ STABLE_EPHEMERAL=" \
       libxkbcommon-dev \
       libxrender-dev \
       make \
+      meson \
       patch \
       pkg-config \
+      python3-distutils \
       python3.7-dev \
       wget \
       xz-utils \
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-vk.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-vk.sh
index 204acc01398..4f8f306ee9f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-vk.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/x86_test-vk.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ STABLE_EPHEMERAL=" \
       libxkbcommon-dev \
       libxrandr-dev \
       libxrender-dev \
+      meson \
       p7zip \
       pkg-config \
       python3-distutils \