diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f25069c855ceb3ce6e095144f05c95fe6d05e012..b01a02bf5e78a829a82446b1f419f20f18f5d261 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ be-2-evs-linux:
 
 codec-comparison-on-main-push:
   extends:
-    - .test-job-linux
+    - .test-job-linux-needs-testv-dir
     - .rules-main-push
   stage: compare
   needs: ["build-codec-linux-cmake"]