diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b8b534289a..07ea6867c2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ gst indent:
 #
 .build_template: &build
   - ci/scripts/handle-subprojects-cache.py subprojects/
-  # Update subprojects to respect `.wrap` content
-  - meson subprojects update --reset
   - echo $MESON_ARGS
   - meson build/ $MESON_ARGS
   - ninja -C build/
diff --git a/ci/scripts/handle-subprojects-cache.py b/ci/scripts/handle-subprojects-cache.py
index 9e3722111d..7e126e5fbf 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/handle-subprojects-cache.py
+++ b/ci/scripts/handle-subprojects-cache.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import shutil
 import os
 import sys
 import argparse
+import subprocess
 
 DEST = "/subprojects"
 PARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ def copy_cache(options):
 
             print("Copying from %s -> %s" % (cache_dir, project_path))
             shutil.copytree(cache_dir, project_path)
+    subprocess.check_call(['meson', 'subprojects', 'update', '--reset'])
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":