diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/alpine/x86_64_build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/alpine/x86_64_build.sh
index f8e5b2c24b0..07135102c68 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/alpine/x86_64_build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/alpine/x86_64_build.sh
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ DEPS=(
     spirv-tools-dev
     spirv-llvm-translator-dev
     util-macros
-    wayland-dev
-    wayland-protocols
 )
 
 apk --no-cache add "${DEPS[@]}" "${EPHEMERAL[@]}"
@@ -66,6 +64,8 @@ pip3 install --break-system-packages sphinx===5.1.1 hawkmoth===0.16.0
 
 . .gitlab-ci/container/container_pre_build.sh
 
+EXTRA_MESON_ARGS='--prefix=/usr' \
+. .gitlab-ci/container/build-wayland.sh
 
 ############### Uninstall the build software
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-wayland.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-wayland.sh
index d6117254e87..446367bc8f6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/build-wayland.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/build-wayland.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ uncollapsed_section_start wayland "Building Wayland"
 
 # When changing this file, you need to bump the following
 # .gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml tags:
+# ALPINE_X86_64_BUILD_TAG
 # DEBIAN_BUILD_TAG
 # DEBIAN_TEST_ANDROID_TAG
 # DEBIAN_TEST_GL_TAG
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml b/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
index 02088c85837..f24826e8928 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ variables:
    DEBIAN_PYUTILS_IMAGE: "debian/x86_64_pyutils"
    DEBIAN_PYUTILS_TAG: "20250129-lavacli"
 
-   ALPINE_X86_64_BUILD_TAG: "20250128-llversionm"
+   ALPINE_X86_64_BUILD_TAG: "20250221-wlproto"
    ALPINE_X86_64_LAVA_SSH_TAG: "20250124-spirv-tools"
    FEDORA_X86_64_BUILD_TAG: "20250128-llversionm"