diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8b3a502307..3360698a7a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ before_script:
   before_script:
     - source tools/ci/utils.sh
     - apply_bot_filter
+    - export IDF_TOOLS_PATH="${HOME}/.espressif_runner_${CI_RUNNER_ID}_${CI_CONCURRENT_ID}"
     - $IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py install-python-env
     # On macOS, these tools need to be installed
     - $IDF_PATH/tools/idf_tools.py --non-interactive install cmake ninja