diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 53c811c489183b31714e5b6f82a5b6dadbfb386c..6e795520b3ea75a26dbdb42d222bd7b273948416 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -611,6 +611,20 @@ nightly-x86_64-linux-deb9-integer-simple:
     variables:
       - $NIGHTLY
 
+release-x86_64-linux-deb9:
+  extends: .validate-linux
+  stage: build
+  image: "registry.gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ci-images/x86_64-linux-deb9:$DOCKER_REV"
+  variables:
+    BUILD_FLAVOUR: perf
+    TEST_ENV: "x86_64-linux-deb9"
+    BIN_DIST_PREP_TAR_COMP: "ghc-x86_64-deb9-linux.tar.xz"
+  artifacts:
+    when: always
+    expire_in: 2 week
+  cache:
+    key: linux-x86_64-deb9
+
 release-x86_64-linux-deb9-dwarf:
   extends: .validate-linux
   stage: build