diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 76adebe7..f738b107 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ freebsd cmake debug:
     # Don't build doxygen documentation since installing the required tools
     # massively increases the VM image (and therefore container) size.
     CI_BUILD_ARGS: "-DDBUS_ENABLE_DOXYGEN_DOCS=OFF -DDBUS_ENABLE_XML_DOCS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug"
+  when: manual
 
 freebsd cmake release:
   extends:
@@ -483,6 +484,7 @@ freebsd cmake release:
     # Don't build doxygen documentation since installing the required tools
     # massively increases the VM image (and therefore container) size.
     CI_BUILD_ARGS: "-DDBUS_ENABLE_DOXYGEN_DOCS=OFF -DDBUS_ENABLE_XML_DOCS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+  when: manual
 
 freebsd meson:
   extends: