diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index de2eb047..be4f75b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test_lintian:
 test:
   <<: *tags
   stage: test
-  dependencies:
+  needs:
     - build_meson
   script:
     - ninja -C _build test