diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 4b4517b1afb5..83e1bd33292c 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ task:
       TOOLCHAIN_PKG: amd64-gcc9
   timeout_in: 120m
   install_script:
-  - sh .cirrus-ci/pkg-install.sh qemu-nox11 ${TOOLCHAIN_PKG}
+  - sh .cirrus-ci/pkg-install.sh ${TOOLCHAIN_PKG}
   setup_script:
   - uname -a
   - df -m
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ task:
   package_script:
   - su user -c "make CROSS_TOOLCHAIN=${TOOLCHAIN_PKG} WITHOUT_TOOLCHAIN=yes PKG_FORMAT=tar packages"
   test_script:
+  - sh .cirrus-ci/pkg-install.sh qemu-nox11
   - sh tools/boot/ci-qemu-test.sh
   post_script:
   - df -m