diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 45204d1f4cb..8f72ddf44e0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ check mr:
   script:
     - ci-fairy check-merge-request --require-allow-collaboration --junit-xml=check-merge-request.xml
 
-check commits:
+.check commits:
   extends: .sanity-check
   rules:
     - if: *is-pre-merge