diff --git a/ci/gem5-arm64-xen.yml b/ci/gem5-arm64-xen.yml
index e2882441..4a6fb3b1 100644
--- a/ci/gem5-arm64-xen.yml
+++ b/ci/gem5-arm64-xen.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ repos:
       meta-networking:
   meta-virtualization:
     url: git://git.yoctoproject.org/meta-virtualization
+    #FIXME - remove after master branch has overrides syntax conversion patch
+    refspec: master-next
 
 machine: gem5-arm64