diff --git a/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml b/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
index 2a8c9be5f5..48c272e6f5 100755
--- a/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
+++ b/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ gen_tests() {
 
     if [ -n "${do_defconfigs}" ]; then
         for cfg in "${defconfigs[@]}"; do
-            printf '%s%s: { extends: .defconfig_%s }\n' \
+            printf '%s%s: { extends: [ .defconfig_%s, .runner-large ] }\n' \
                    "${cfg}" "${defconfigs_ext}" "${do_defconfigs}"
         done
     fi