diff --git a/test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml b/test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml
index 8e779028c3d..2527034978c 100644
--- a/test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/test/infra/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ test-eglot:
       check-expensive
       TEST_HOME=/root
       LOGFILES="lisp/progmodes/eglot-tests.log"
-      EMACS_EXTRAOPT="--eval \(use-package\ company\ :ensure\ t\)
-                      --eval \(use-package\ yasnippet\ :ensure\ t\)"
+      EMACS_EXTRAOPT='--eval \(use-package\ company\ :ensure\ t\) --eval \(use-package\ yasnippet\ :ensure\ t\)'
 
 build-image-tree-sitter:
   stage: platform-images