diff --git a/qa/qa/runtime/browser.rb b/qa/qa/runtime/browser.rb
index a5218fc9ab1..174a52bd376 100644
--- a/qa/qa/runtime/browser.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/runtime/browser.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ module QA
               # https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/04/headless-chrome#cli
               options.add_argument("disable-gpu")
             end
+
+            # Disable /dev/shm use in CI. See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/4252
+            options.add_argument("disable-dev-shm-usage") if QA::Runtime::Env.running_in_ci?
           end
 
           # Use the same profile on QA runs if CHROME_REUSE_PROFILE is true.
@@ -85,9 +88,6 @@ module QA
             options.add_argument("user-data-dir=#{qa_profile_dir}")
           end
 
-          # Disable /dev/shm use in CI. See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/4252
-          options.add_argument("disable-dev-shm-usage") if QA::Runtime::Env.running_in_ci?
-
           selenium_options = {
             browser: QA::Runtime::Env.browser,
             clear_local_storage: true,