diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 85b8e10b84..52d65d6c04 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ build-system-centos:
   variables:
     IMAGE: centos8
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-nettle --enable-gcrypt --enable-fdt=system
-                    --enable-modules
+                    --enable-modules --enable-trace-backends=dtrace
     TARGETS: ppc64-softmmu or1k-softmmu s390x-softmmu
       x86_64-softmmu rx-softmmu sh4-softmmu nios2-softmmu
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-build
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos8.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos8.docker
index a763d55730..a8c6c528b0 100644
--- a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos8.docker
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/centos8.docker
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ENV PACKAGES \
     rdma-core-devel \
     spice-glib-devel \
     spice-server \
+    systemtap-sdt-devel \
     tar \
     zlib-devel