diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index db367f58b9b6..f28f9b78b20c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include:
   # Linux 64-bit
   - project: 'libretro-infrastructure/ci-templates'
     file: '/linux-cmake.yml'
-    
+
   # MacOS x64
   - project: 'libretro-infrastructure/ci-templates'
     file: 'osx-cmake-x86.yml'
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@ libretro-build-linux-x64:
     CC: /usr/bin/gcc-12
     CXX: /usr/bin/g++-12
 
+# Linux ARM 64-bit
+libretro-build-linux-aarch64:
+  extends:
+    - .libretro-linux-cmake-aarch64
+    - .core-defs
+  # No image override: unlike the x64 image, the aarch64 one already ships GCC 12
+  # (from ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test in its Dockerfile), and it has no
+  # :backports tag at all.
+  variables:
+    CC: /usr/bin/gcc-12
+    CXX: /usr/bin/g++-12
+
 # macOS Intel
 libretro-build-osx-x64:
   tags: