diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 275ded10..7bbd8e4c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ Build/Arch:
       - testenv/*.log
 
 
-# Test building from tarball in a non-dev environment
+# Test building from tarball in a minimal non-dev environment
 Tarball:
   stage: stage2-tarball
   image: $CI_REGISTRY/$BUILD_IMAGES_PROJECT:$BASIC_BUILD
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ Tarball:
     - tar xvf wget-*.gz
     - cd wget-*
     - unset CC
-    - ./configure $CONFIGURE_BASE_FLAGS
+    - ./configure $CONFIGURE_BASE_FLAGS --with-ssl=no
     - make -j$(nproc)
     - make -j$(nproc) check
     # check if essential files are accidentally cleaned