diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dd335080f824493a6bec2002f44060b1a2df4aa4..e2688b24bd599b798ba9f488f33b54ba4f4bdddc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ pkg_macOS_arm64:
 test_matlab:
   stage: test
   script:
+    - rm -rf ~/.MathWorks && ln -s /dev/null ~/.MathWorks
     - meson test -C build-matlab --no-rebuild --num-processes $(($(nproc) * 3 / 4))
   artifacts:
     paths: