diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index c7877d1646..9ee96fcca1 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ task:
     wxPROC_COUNT=`./build/tools/proc_count.sh`
     echo wxBUILD_ARGS=-j$wxPROC_COUNT >> $CIRRUS_ENV
 
-    WX_EXTRA_PACKAGES='ccache git' ./build/tools/before_install.sh
+    WX_EXTRA_PACKAGES='ccache git' wxGTK_VERSION=3 ./build/tools/before_install.sh
 
     echo "PATH=/usr/local/libexec/ccache:$PATH" >> $CIRRUS_ENV