diff --git a/CI/ci-linux-prepare.sh b/CI/ci-linux-prepare.sh
index 5ac59034..afe15d6f 100755
--- a/CI/ci-linux-prepare.sh
+++ b/CI/ci-linux-prepare.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MAKE_OPTIONS=""
 BUILDPATH=""
 
 # set GTEST path
-OPTIONS=""
+OPTIONS="-DGTEST_ROOT= ~/sw/gtest-1.10.0/"
 
 if [ "$COMPILER" == "gcc" ]; then
   echo "Building with GCC";