diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh
index a9c0114584a..e481c8cc6dc 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/fastboot.sh
@@ -64,11 +64,18 @@ rsync -a --delete $BM_ROOTFS/ rootfs/
 
 # Finally, pack it up into a cpio rootfs.  Skip the vulkan CTS since none of
 # these devices use it and it would take up space in the initrd.
+
+if [ -n "$PIGLIT_PROFILES" ]; then
+  EXCLUDE_FILTER="deqp"
+else
+  EXCLUDE_FILTER="piglit|python"
+fi
+
 pushd rootfs
 find -H | \
   egrep -v "external/(openglcts|vulkancts|amber|glslang|spirv-tools)" |
-  egrep -v "traces-db|apitrace|renderdoc|python" | \
-  egrep -v "piglit" | \
+  egrep -v "traces-db|apitrace|renderdoc" | \
+  egrep -v $EXCLUDE_FILTER | \
   cpio -H newc -o | \
   xz --check=crc32 -T4 - > $CI_PROJECT_DIR/rootfs.cpio.gz
 popd