diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 806b07d8d42b4cbb1f4756f04f880f2bd67dc6f5..260a844b57a7cbfae9bd3c064c6707d657430f8a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ before_script:
 build_pkgs:
   stage: package
   script:
+    # setup makepkg settings (enable and sync the correct repository), as root
+    - _gitlab-ci-scripts/prepare_makepkg.sh
     # the build script can't be run as root, as makepkg would complain...
     - sudo -u builder -E -H _gitlab-ci-scripts/build.sh