diff --git a/.gitlab/jobs/lassen.yml b/.gitlab/jobs/lassen.yml
index b4d8a8f15f..5d16f3b8a8 100644
--- a/.gitlab/jobs/lassen.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/jobs/lassen.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 # Warning: allowed to fail because of a bug in Spack > 0.20.3
 xl_2022_08_19_gcc_8_3_1_cuda_11_2_0:
   variables:
-    SPEC: "${PROJECT_LASSEN_VARIANTS} +cuda cxxflags==\"-qthreaded -std=c++14 -O3 -qstrict -qxlcompatmacros -qlanglvl=extended0x -qalias=noansi -qhot -qpic -qsmp=omp -qsuppress=1500-029 -qsuppress=1500-036\" %xl@16.1.1.12.gcc.8.3.1 ^cuda@11.2.0+allow-unsupported-compilers ${PROJECT_LASSEN_DEPS} ^blt@git.a7f0a6ecc4fdfa1724399b1454c3909b9ee02e81=develop"
+    SPEC: "${PROJECT_LASSEN_VARIANTS} +cuda cxxflags==\"-qthreaded -std=c++14 -O3 -qstrict -qxlcompatmacros -qalias=noansi -qhot -qpic -qsmp=omp -qsuppress=1500-029 -qsuppress=1500-036\" %xl@16.1.1.12.gcc.8.3.1 ^cuda@11.2.0+allow-unsupported-compilers ${PROJECT_LASSEN_DEPS} ^blt@git.a7f0a6ecc4fdfa1724399b1454c3909b9ee02e81=develop"
     MODULE_LIST: "cuda/11.2.0"
     LASSEN_JOB_ALLOC: "1 -W 60 -q pci"
   extends: .job_on_lassen
-  allow_failure: true
 
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 # Extra jobs