diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/.ci.yaml b/engine/src/flutter/.ci.yaml
index f326891efe3..284512eb003 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/.ci.yaml
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/.ci.yaml
@@ -233,13 +233,12 @@ targets:
 
   - name: Linux linux_host_engine_ddm
     recipe: engine_v2/engine_v2
-    bringup: true
-    backfill: false
     timeout: 120
     enabled_branches:
       # Don't run this on release branches
       - master
     properties:
+      release_build: "true"
       add_recipes_cq: "true"
       config_name: linux_host_engine_ddm
     # Do not remove(https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/144644)