diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 5b819413e..8a0199fff 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ task:
   << : *LINUX_TASK_TEMPLATE
   env:
     COMPILER: g++
+    GCC_COLORS: 'error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
 
 task:
   name: 'latest Clang'