diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8f72a2630d..7381c7858d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ build-user:
     CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-tools --disable-system
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-tcg
 
+build-user-static:
+  <<: *native_build_job_definition
+  variables:
+    IMAGE: debian-all-test-cross
+    CONFIGURE_ARGS: --disable-tools --disable-system --static
+    MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check-tcg
+
 # Only build the softmmu targets we have check-tcg tests for
 build-some-softmmu:
   <<: *native_build_job_definition
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1f80bdb624..12828f351c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ after_script:
 
 jobs:
   include:
-    - name: "GCC static (user)"
-      env:
-        - CONFIG="--disable-system --static"
-        - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-default"
-
     # Just build tools and run minimal unit and softfloat checks
     - name: "GCC check-unit and check-softfloat"
       env: