diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
index ce1649711..aac1b8f3c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yaml
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ steps:
     if: build.branch != "master"
     agents:
       arch: "amd64"
+      kvm: "true"
 
   # Run all benchmarks.
   - <<: *benchmarks