diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6cdb346c7..157a53006 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # gcc/clang or other packages, which might break the build with older commits
 # using the same tag.
 variables:
-    UPSTREAM_REPO: xorg/xserver
+    FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO: xorg/xserver
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_VERSION: buster-slim
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_EXEC: 'env FDO_CI_CONCURRENT=${FDO_CI_CONCURRENT} bash .gitlab-ci/debian-install.sh'
     FDO_DISTRIBUTION_TAG: "2021-05-17"