diff --git a/.ci/ci_job_flags.sh b/.ci/ci_job_flags.sh
index 8d5a52536..81acca6b8 100755
--- a/.ci/ci_job_flags.sh
+++ b/.ci/ci_job_flags.sh
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ case "${CI_JOB}" in
 	export KATA_BUILD_CC="yes"
 	export AA_KBC="offline_fs_kbc"
 	export TEST_INITRD="yes"
+	export MEASURED_ROOTFS="yes"
 	if [[ "${CI_JOB}" =~ K8S ]]; then
 		export KUBERNETES=yes
 	fi