diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 347d1b46fb1..318d6a03451 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ default:
       export CI_JOB_JWT="$(<${CI_JOB_JWT_FILE})" &&
       rm "${CI_JOB_JWT_FILE}"
 
-  # Retry build or test jobs up to twice when the gitlab-runner itself fails somehow.
+  # Retry when job fails. Failed jobs can be found in the Mesa CI Daily Reports:
+  # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=CI%20daily
   retry:
-    max: 2
-    when:
-      - runner_system_failure
+    max: 1
 
 include:
   - project: 'freedesktop/ci-templates'