diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1afb7b2ad..01947e374 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ MacOS:
       - build/OpenMW-*.dmg
 
 variables: &engine-targets
-  targets: '"openmw", "openmw-essimporter", "openmw-iniimporter", "openmw-launcher", "openmw-wizard"'
+  targets: "'openmw', 'openmw-essimporter', 'openmw-iniimporter', 'openmw-launcher', 'openmw-wizard'"
 
 variables: &cs-targets
-  targets: '"openmw-cs", "bsatool", "esmtool", "niftest"'
+  targets: "'openmw-cs', 'bsatool', 'esmtool', 'niftest'"
 
 .Windows_Ninja_Base:
   tags: