diff --git a/src/virtio/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml b/src/virtio/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58a526ebbe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/virtio/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+.venus-rules:
+  stage: layered-backends
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.test, rules]
+    - !reference [.lavapipe-rules, rules]
+    - changes: &venus_file_list
+      - src/virtio/**/*
+      when: on_success
+
+
+.venus-lavapipe-test:
+  extends:
+    - .test-vk
+    - .venus-rules
+  variables:
+    VK_DRIVER: virtio
+    CROSVM_GALLIUM_DRIVER: "llvmpipe"
+    CROSVM_VK_DRIVER: "lvp"
+    CROSVM_GPU_ARGS: "vulkan=true,gles=false,backend=virglrenderer,egl=true,surfaceless=true,fixed-blob-mapping=false"
diff --git a/src/virtio/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/src/virtio/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index 07fbe4ae661..23c496f6efe 100644
--- a/src/virtio/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/src/virtio/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,5 @@
-.venus-rules:
-  stage: layered-backends
-  rules:
-    - !reference [.test, rules]
-    - !reference [.lavapipe-rules, rules]
-    - changes: &venus_file_list
-      - src/virtio/**/*
-      when: on_success
-
-
-.venus-lavapipe-test:
-  extends:
-    - .test-vk
-    - .venus-rules
-  variables:
-    VK_DRIVER: virtio
-    CROSVM_GALLIUM_DRIVER: "llvmpipe"
-    CROSVM_VK_DRIVER: "lvp"
-    CROSVM_GPU_ARGS: "vulkan=true,gles=false,backend=virglrenderer,egl=true,surfaceless=true,fixed-blob-mapping=false"
+include:
+  - local: 'src/virtio/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml'
 
 venus-lavapipe:
   extends: