diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 090b7315eb..1a0cab7a10 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ build-in-docker:
   script:
     # To be sure that AutoGenerated is correct, remove it first and check later that it's unchanged.
     - rm -rf framework/tlvf/AutoGenerated common/beerocks/tlvf/AutoGenerated
+    - echo $EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS
     - cmake -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=build/install \
-      $EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS -H. -Bbuild -G Ninja
+      $EXTRA_CMAKE_FLAGS -DENABLE_HLAPI=ON -H. -Bbuild -G Ninja
     - ninja -C build install
     # Check that the AutoGenerated files are correct by checking git status
     - git update-index -q --refresh