diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1e9d03caf5..915f242f26 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ variables:
     paths:
       - artifacts/
 
+
+# This template is used for x86-64 builds.
+.x86-64-template: &x86-64-template
+  tags:
+    - amd64
+
 # This template should be usable on any system that's based on apt.
 .apt-template: &apt-template |
       export LC_ALL=C.UTF-8
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ variables:
 # This template sets us up for Debian system in particular.
 .debian-template: &debian-template
   <<: *artifacts-template
+  <<: *x86-64-template
   variables:
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND: "noninteractive"
   # TODO: Using "cache" in this way speeds up our downloads.  It would be