diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 87b24637f2c3aa17c9fb72ab63134a7446143c1f..5f0c6fce571fe5d87d529025a667dea81fe72fba 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ variables:
   CC: gcc
   CXX: g++
   EXTRA_NINJA_ARGS: -v
+  EMPER_IO: "false"
 
 .test:
   stage: test