diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3de180d01..c7e2a7243 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ build-without-native-backend-and-wayland@x86_64:
   stage: test
   script:
     - dbus-run-session -- xvfb-run -a -s "$XVFB_SERVER_ARGS"
-        ./.gitlab-ci/run-tests.sh
+        ./.gitlab-ci/run-meson.sh test -C build --no-rebuild -t 10
   artifacts:
     expire_in: 1 day
     reports:
@@ -354,7 +354,8 @@ dist-mutter:
   needs:
     - build-mutter@x86_64
   script:
-    - dbus-run-session -- xvfb-run -a -s "$XVFB_SERVER_ARGS" meson dist -C build
+    - dbus-run-session -- xvfb-run -a -s "$XVFB_SERVER_ARGS"
+        ./.gitlab-ci/run-meson.sh dist -C build
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
       changes:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/run-meson.sh b/.gitlab-ci/run-meson.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..16a20f621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/run-meson.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+wireplumber &
+sleep 1
+
+catchsegv meson "$@"
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/run-tests.sh b/.gitlab-ci/run-tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fb72df251..000000000
--- a/.gitlab-ci/run-tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-wireplumber &
-sleep 1
-
-catchsegv meson test -C build --no-rebuild -t 10