diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7e8a2aa..39f573b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ include:
     file: '/templates/ci-fairy.yml'
   - template: Security/SAST.gitlab-ci.yml
 
+workflow:
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS
+      when: never
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+
 # global variables to be used by most/all jobs.
 variables:
   FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO: 'xorg/proto/xorgproto'