diff --git a/gitlab/ci_template.yml b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
index 64c2860e4e..0c61dff418 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci_template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ manifest:
       -Ddevtools=enabled
       -Dges=enabled
       -Drtsp_server=enabled
-      -Dvaapi=disabled
+      -Dvaapi=enabled
       -Dsharp=disabled
 
   script: