diff --git a/elements/debian/test-elements/build-succeeds/environment.d/10-debian-stable b/elements/debian/test-elements/build-succeeds/environment.d/10-debian-stable
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ba1806b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elements/debian/test-elements/build-succeeds/environment.d/10-debian-stable
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+# We don't want to build against Debian unstable
+export DIB_RELEASE="stable"