diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 331b6d1164bd55a5bf8369a0a047997f110dc51f..47ab9895129c3e500d54a291d226baed18ed8f6c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ test-linux-aarch64:
       echo '== END                                          =='
       echo '=================================================='
       " > startup
-  - e2cp -O 0 -G 0 -P 755 startup linux-rootfs.img:/root/startup
+  - e2cp -O 0 -G 0 -P 755 startup /opt/devtools/linux-rootfs.img:/root/startup
   - >
     /opt/devtools/fvp_base_aemva/models/Linux64*GCC-9.3/FVP_Base_RevC-2xAEMvA \
       -C cache_state_modelled=0 \
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ test-linux-aarch64:
       -C cluster0.sve.veclen=2 \
       -C cluster0.sve.sme_veclens_implemented=4 \
       -C bp.virtio_rng.enabled=1 \
-      -C bp.virtioblockdevice.image_path=linux-rootfs.img \
+      -C bp.virtioblockdevice.image_path=/opt/devtools/linux-rootfs.img \
       -C bp.vis.disable_visualisation=1 \
       -C bp.virtiop9device.root_path=${FVP_HOST_PATH:-$PWD} \
       -a cluster*.cpu*=/opt/devtools/linux-system.axf \
@@ -413,6 +413,43 @@ test-linux-aarch64-cov:
     reports:
       junit: kleidiai_test_results-${BUILD_JOB_PROVIDER}.xml
 
+test-linux-aarch64-v8only-fvp:
+  extends:
+    - .standard-rules
+  stage: test
+  needs:
+    - build-clang
+  variables:
+    FVP_TEST_EXECUTABLE: "./build-clang/kleidiai_test --gtest_output=xml:kleidiai-${CI_JOB_NAME_SLUG}.xml --gtest_brief=1"
+  script:
+    - >
+      FVP_MODEL_EXTRA="
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v8-1=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v8-2=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v8-3=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v8-4=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v8-5=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v8-6=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v8-7=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v8-8=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v9-0=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v9-1=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v9-2=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v9-3=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v9-4=0
+        -C cluster0.has_arm_v9-5=0
+        -C cluster0.has_sve=0"
+    - *test-linux-fvp
+    # Verify that no extra features enabled and CPU variant is v8.0
+    - "grep -qE 'Features\\s+: fp asimd evtstrm cpuid' output.txt"
+    - "grep -qE 'CPU variant\\s+: 0' output.txt"
+  artifacts:
+    expire_in: 1 day
+    paths:
+      - kleidiai-${CI_JOB_NAME_SLUG}.xml
+    reports:
+      junit: kleidiai-${CI_JOB_NAME_SLUG}.xml
+
 coverage:
   extends:
     - .standard-rules