diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5d3dd20213650779f49aa92980bdd3cd8f592fbb..3c0c96fb7ddbc679abaca7b29b86d745675ffcd9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ test_posix:
   stage: test
   script:
   - mkdir -p build
+  - touch .config
   - ./mpm arch=posix app=donothing