diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c496b3d4..630eafbc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -254,10 +254,12 @@ debian mingw64 cmake debug:
     ci_host: "x86_64-w64-mingw32"
     ci_variant: "debug"
 
+# see https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/-/issues/509
 debian mingw64 meson debug:
   extends:
     - .meson-common
     - .debian-build
+  when: manual
   variables:
     ci_host: "x86_64-w64-mingw32"
     ci_variant: "debug"