diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e2e8a973..abec0f4b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ build-fedora:
 
 test-examples:
     stage: test
+    needs: ["build"]
     script:
       - ./examples/affinity
       - ./examples/df