diff --git a/.gitlab/rules.yml b/.gitlab/rules.yml
index 5ee8333b63f1ddfc9993f365b3ce24eb0e345c53..e8c527d153568a7033345f9f69c37385794e6acc 100644
--- a/.gitlab/rules.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/rules.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
         - if: '($CMAKE_CI_PROJECT_CONTINUOUS_BRANCH != "" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CMAKE_CI_PROJECT_CONTINUOUS_BRANCH && $CMAKE_CI_JOB_CONTINUOUS == "true")'
           when: delayed
           start_in: 5 minutes
+        - if: '($CMAKE_CI_NO_MR == "true" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID)'
+          when: never
         - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID'
           when: manual
         - if: '$CI_PROJECT_PATH == "cmake/cmake"'
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@
           when: on_success
         - if: '($CMAKE_CI_PROJECT_CONTINUOUS_BRANCH != "" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CMAKE_CI_PROJECT_CONTINUOUS_BRANCH && $CMAKE_CI_JOB_CONTINUOUS == "true")'
           when: on_success
+        - if: '($CMAKE_CI_NO_MR == "true" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID)'
+          when: never
         - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID'
           when: on_success
         - if: '$CI_PROJECT_PATH == "cmake/cmake"'
@@ -36,6 +40,8 @@
           when: never
         - if: '$CMAKE_CI_NIGHTLY == "true"'
           when: on_success
+        - if: '($CMAKE_CI_NO_MR == "true" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID)'
+          when: never
         - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID'
           when: on_success
         - if: '$CI_PROJECT_PATH == "cmake/cmake"'