diff --git a/.ci/jenkins_job_build.sh b/.ci/jenkins_job_build.sh
index f023c872a..e0ddac5b5 100755
--- a/.ci/jenkins_job_build.sh
+++ b/.ci/jenkins_job_build.sh
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ run_unit_test() {
 		clone_katacontainers_repo
 
 		pushd "${GOPATH}/src/${katacontainers_repo}"
+		echo "Installing yq"
+		sudo -E INSTALL_IN_GOPATH=false ./ci/install_yq.sh
 		echo "Installing libseccomp library from sources"
 		libseccomp_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t libseccomp.XXXXXXXXXX)
 		gperf_install_dir=$(mktemp -d -t gperf.XXXXXXXXXX)