diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2d92a9833..d5580acc3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+variables:
+  DEBIAN_FRONTEND: "noninteractive"
+
 include:
   - https://invent.kde.org/sysadmin/ci-tooling/raw/master/invent/ci-before.yml
   - https://invent.kde.org/sysadmin/ci-tooling/raw/master/invent/ci-applications-linux.yml