diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
index 0502094b9a..21f6d7e96f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ coverity:
     - job: amd64-fedora-container
       optional: true
   before_script:
-    - dnf install -y curl wget
+    - dnf install -y curl wget file
   script:
     # would be nice to cancel the job if over quota (https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/256089)
     # for example: