diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index 5c866a52ea2..224d6f4a5fa 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ vmware-vmx-piglit:x86_64:
     DEVICE_TYPE: x86
     BOOT_METHOD: ipxe
     KERNEL_REPO: "blu/linux"
-    FORCE_KERNEL_TAG: "v6.8-rc3-mesa-5e4b-3-g965b79462"
+    FORCE_KERNEL_TAG: "a49175f6c"
     KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE: "https://${S3_HOST}/mesa-lava/${KERNEL_REPO}/${FORCE_KERNEL_TAG}"