diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/container-template.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/container-template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1baecd9460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/container-template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+.container_job_template:
+  image: docker:stable
+  stage: containers
+  services:
+    - docker:dind
+  before_script:
+    - export TAG="$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/$NAME:latest"
+    - export COMMON_TAG="$CI_REGISTRY/qemu-project/qemu/$NAME:latest"
+    - apk add python3
+    - docker info
+    - docker login $CI_REGISTRY -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD"
+  script:
+    - echo "TAG:$TAG"
+    - echo "COMMON_TAG:$COMMON_TAG"
+    - ./tests/docker/docker.py --engine docker build
+          -t "qemu/$NAME" -f "tests/docker/dockerfiles/$NAME.docker"
+          -r $CI_REGISTRY/qemu-project/qemu
+    - docker tag "qemu/$NAME" "$TAG"
+    - docker push "$TAG"
+  after_script:
+    - docker logout
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
index 7b7ca3790d..2b06763d73 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/containers.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,5 @@
-.container_job_template:
-  image: docker:stable
-  stage: containers
-  services:
-    - docker:dind
-  before_script:
-    - export TAG="$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE/qemu/$NAME:latest"
-    - export COMMON_TAG="$CI_REGISTRY/qemu-project/qemu/$NAME:latest"
-    - apk add python3
-    - docker info
-    - docker login $CI_REGISTRY -u "$CI_REGISTRY_USER" -p "$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD"
-  script:
-    - echo "TAG:$TAG"
-    - echo "COMMON_TAG:$COMMON_TAG"
-    - ./tests/docker/docker.py --engine docker build
-          -t "qemu/$NAME" -f "tests/docker/dockerfiles/$NAME.docker"
-          -r $CI_REGISTRY/qemu-project/qemu
-    - docker tag "qemu/$NAME" "$TAG"
-    - docker push "$TAG"
-  after_script:
-    - docker logout
+include:
+  - local: '/.gitlab-ci.d/container-template.yml'
 
 amd64-alpine-container:
   extends: .container_job_template