diff --git a/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml b/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
index 8aaa456b03..3e0c68091b 100755
--- a/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
+++ b/support/scripts/generate-gitlab-ci-yml
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ gen_tests() {
           (*-defconfigs)
             do_defconfigs=base
             ;;
+	  (*-defconfigs-*)
+            pattern=$(echo ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME} | sed 's%[^\-]*-defconfigs-\(.*\)%\1%')
+            defconfigs=( $(cd configs; LC_ALL=C ls -1 | grep ^${pattern}) )
+            do_defconfigs=base
+            ;;
           (*-*_defconfig)
             defconfigs=( "${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME##*-}" )
             do_defconfigs=base