diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index be52d7daab6310f88d7f66dbaf383abb12000506..dfc8e34ecb65b47db084b36535231ebe4567169f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ variables:
   NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE: "1"
   NIXPKGS_ALLOW_INSECURE: "1"
   DOCKER_DRIVER: overlay2
-  DOCKER_HOST: unix:///var/run/docker.sock
+  DOCKER_HOST: tcp://docker:2375
   GIT_DEPTH: 10
 
 stages: