diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index 6f742ee8d84..21c805c9bb8 100755
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -4404,11 +4404,15 @@ targets:
 
   - name: Windows windows_home_scroll_perf__timeline_summary
     recipe: devicelab/devicelab_drone
-    bringup: true
     timeout: 60
+    bringup: true
     properties:
       tags: >
         ["devicelab","hostonly"]
+      dependencies: >-
+        [
+          {"dependency": "vs_build", "version": "version:vs2019"}
+        ]
       task_name: windows_home_scroll_perf__timeline_summary
       benchmark: "true"
     scheduler: luci