diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/deqp-vmware-vmx-piglit.toml b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/deqp-vmware-vmx-piglit.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..30b79e6582b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/deqp-vmware-vmx-piglit.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[[piglit]]
+piglit_folder = "/piglit"
+profile = "gpu"
+fraction = 2
+process_isolation = true
+  [piglit.env]
+  PIGLIT_PLATFORM = "mixed_glx_egl"
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index f92a057e118..13f9379378a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include:
 vmware-vmx-piglit:x86_64:
   stage: layered-backends
   extends:
-    - .lava-piglit:x86_64
+    - .lava-test-deqp:x86_64
     - .vmware-rules
   timeout: 30m
   parallel: 2
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ vmware-vmx-piglit:x86_64:
     VISIBILITY_GROUP: "mesa-ci"
     GALLIUM_DRIVER: svga
     GPU_VERSION: svga
-    PIGLIT_PLATFORM: mixed_glx_egl
-    PIGLIT_PROFILES: gpu
-    PIGLIT_FRACTION: 2
+    DEQP_SUITE: vmware-vmx-piglit
     HWCI_START_WESTON: 1
     RUNNER_TAG: mesa-ci-x86-64-lava-vmware
     DEVICE_TYPE: x86