diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 307c0d5278b879e37274f2122daf1adf0af8edc9..64822c06d4165be65e939f33729ebe8980dc8d72 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ default:
 build:
   stage: build
   script:
-    - "nix build -Lv -f nix"
+    - nix --extra-experimental-features "nix-command flakes" build -Lv -f nix