diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest-template.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest-template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..530d30746c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest-template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+.native_build_job_template:
+  stage: build
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/$IMAGE:latest
+  before_script:
+    - JOBS=$(expr $(nproc) + 1)
+  script:
+    - if test -n "$LD_JOBS";
+      then
+        scripts/git-submodule.sh update meson ;
+      fi
+    - mkdir build
+    - cd build
+    - if test -n "$TARGETS";
+      then
+        ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs ${LD_JOBS:+--meson=git} $CONFIGURE_ARGS --target-list="$TARGETS" ;
+      else
+        ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs ${LD_JOBS:+--meson=git} $CONFIGURE_ARGS ;
+      fi || { cat config.log meson-logs/meson-log.txt && exit 1; }
+    - if test -n "$LD_JOBS";
+      then
+        ../meson/meson.py configure . -Dbackend_max_links="$LD_JOBS" ;
+      fi || exit 1;
+    - make -j"$JOBS"
+    - if test -n "$MAKE_CHECK_ARGS";
+      then
+        make -j"$JOBS" $MAKE_CHECK_ARGS ;
+      fi
+
+.native_test_job_template:
+  stage: test
+  image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/$IMAGE:latest
+  script:
+    - scripts/git-submodule.sh update
+        $(sed -n '/GIT_SUBMODULES=/ s/.*=// p' build/config-host.mak)
+    - cd build
+    - find . -type f -exec touch {} +
+    # Avoid recompiling by hiding ninja with NINJA=":"
+    - make NINJA=":" $MAKE_CHECK_ARGS
+
+.acceptance_test_job_template:
+  extends: .native_test_job_template
+  cache:
+    key: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-cache"
+    paths:
+      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache
+    policy: pull-push
+  artifacts:
+    name: "$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
+    when: always
+    expire_in: 2 days
+    paths:
+      - build/tests/results/latest/results.xml
+      - build/tests/results/latest/test-results
+    reports:
+      junit: build/tests/results/latest/results.xml
+  before_script:
+    - mkdir -p ~/.config/avocado
+    - echo "[datadir.paths]" > ~/.config/avocado/avocado.conf
+    - echo "cache_dirs = ['${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache']"
+           >> ~/.config/avocado/avocado.conf
+    - echo -e '[job.output.testlogs]\nstatuses = ["FAIL", "INTERRUPT"]'
+           >> ~/.config/avocado/avocado.conf
+    - if [ -d ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache ]; then
+        du -chs ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache ;
+      fi
+    - export AVOCADO_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE=1
+  after_script:
+    - cd build
+    - du -chs ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2be8097f19..ccd11e1625 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,78 +4,9 @@ include:
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/opensbi.yml'
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml'
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/crossbuilds.yml'
+  - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest-template.yml'
   - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/static_checks.yml'
 
-.native_build_job_template:
-  stage: build
-  image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/$IMAGE:latest
-  before_script:
-    - JOBS=$(expr $(nproc) + 1)
-  script:
-    - if test -n "$LD_JOBS";
-      then
-        scripts/git-submodule.sh update meson ;
-      fi
-    - mkdir build
-    - cd build
-    - if test -n "$TARGETS";
-      then
-        ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs ${LD_JOBS:+--meson=git} $CONFIGURE_ARGS --target-list="$TARGETS" ;
-      else
-        ../configure --enable-werror --disable-docs ${LD_JOBS:+--meson=git} $CONFIGURE_ARGS ;
-      fi || { cat config.log meson-logs/meson-log.txt && exit 1; }
-    - if test -n "$LD_JOBS";
-      then
-        ../meson/meson.py configure . -Dbackend_max_links="$LD_JOBS" ;
-      fi || exit 1;
-    - make -j"$JOBS"
-    - if test -n "$MAKE_CHECK_ARGS";
-      then
-        make -j"$JOBS" $MAKE_CHECK_ARGS ;
-      fi
-
-.native_test_job_template:
-  stage: test
-  image: $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/$IMAGE:latest
-  script:
-    - scripts/git-submodule.sh update
-        $(sed -n '/GIT_SUBMODULES=/ s/.*=// p' build/config-host.mak)
-    - cd build
-    - find . -type f -exec touch {} +
-    # Avoid recompiling by hiding ninja with NINJA=":"
-    - make NINJA=":" $MAKE_CHECK_ARGS
-
-.acceptance_test_job_template:
-  extends: .native_test_job_template
-  cache:
-    key: "${CI_JOB_NAME}-cache"
-    paths:
-      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache
-    policy: pull-push
-  artifacts:
-    name: "$CI_JOB_NAME-$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
-    when: always
-    expire_in: 2 days
-    paths:
-      - build/tests/results/latest/results.xml
-      - build/tests/results/latest/test-results
-    reports:
-      junit: build/tests/results/latest/results.xml
-  before_script:
-    - mkdir -p ~/.config/avocado
-    - echo "[datadir.paths]" > ~/.config/avocado/avocado.conf
-    - echo "cache_dirs = ['${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache']"
-           >> ~/.config/avocado/avocado.conf
-    - echo -e '[job.output.testlogs]\nstatuses = ["FAIL", "INTERRUPT"]'
-           >> ~/.config/avocado/avocado.conf
-    - if [ -d ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache ]; then
-        du -chs ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache ;
-      fi
-    - export AVOCADO_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE=1
-  after_script:
-    - cd build
-    - du -chs ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/avocado-cache
-
 build-system-alpine:
   extends: .native_build_job_template
   needs: