diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3575787873..33de4de247 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2583,6 +2583,7 @@ stress-test-child-pipeline:
   inherit:
     variables:
       - CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE
+      - CONFIGURE
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_DIFF_BASE_SHA != null'
       changes: