diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index ff68829f20b..97fde767202 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
   rules:
     - !reference [.collabora-turnip-rules, rules]
     - !reference [.zink-common-rules, rules]
+  variables:
+    ZINK_DEBUG: optimal_keys
 
 .zink-turnip-manual-rules:
   stage: layered-backends