diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/fedora.Dockerfile b/.gitlab-ci/fedora.Dockerfile
index 5b01c93ee..f3319a20e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/fedora.Dockerfile
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/fedora.Dockerfile
@@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ RUN dnf -y install \
 
 RUN pip3 install meson==0.49.2
 
+# Enable sudo for wheel users
+RUN sed -i -e 's/# %wheel/%wheel/' -e '0,/%wheel/{s/%wheel/# %wheel/}' /etc/sudoers
+
 ARG HOST_USER_ID=5555
 ENV HOST_USER_ID ${HOST_USER_ID}
-RUN useradd -u $HOST_USER_ID -ms /bin/bash user
+RUN useradd -u $HOST_USER_ID -G wheel -ms /bin/bash user
 
 USER user
 WORKDIR /home/user