diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 2f4e88266a..1fa9e0a526 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ zeekctl_debian11_task:
   build_script:
     - cd auxil/zeekctl/testing && ./Scripts/build-zeek
   test_script:
-    - cd auxil/zeekctl/testing && ../../btest/btest -A -d -j ${BTEST_JOBS}
+    - cd auxil/zeekctl/testing && ../../btest/btest -A -d -j ${ZEEK_CI_BTEST_JOBS}
   on_failure:
     upload_zeekctl_testing_artifacts:
       path: "auxil/zeekctl/testing/.tmp/**"