diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b34f4c3ad..69890db48 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ archlinux:
   before_script:
     - pwd
   script:
+    - pacman -Syu
     - pacman -S --noconfirm cmake git boost boost-libs log4cpp libvolk gnuradio gnuradio-osmosdr blas lapack gflags google-glog gnutls openssl python2-mako python2-six libmatio gtest
     - cd build
     - cmake -DENABLE_OSMOSDR=ON ..