diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/api-jobs.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/api-jobs.yaml
index 1ff6a8d7b9..49bdef1593 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/api-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/api-jobs.yaml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     node: ubuntu-xenial
 
     builders:
-      - gerrit-git-prep
+      - zuul-git-prep-upper-constraints
       - install-distro-packages
       - revoke-sudo
       - tox:
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
     node: ubuntu-xenial
 
     builders:
-      - gerrit-git-prep
+      - zuul-git-prep-upper-constraints
       - install-distro-packages
       - revoke-sudo
       - tox: