diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8748833273d9b0afd8ebbfaeb2b31183a45a3996..f81e51f815000607a3a30aaa1f647be46e5c0cb1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Python 3.4:
 Python 2.6:
   script:
   - py_version=2.6
+  - export EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy"
   - curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project.sh
   - ". ./build-and-test-py-project.sh"
   tags: