diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b55119ac15bdaf8e76ceb49517356d3eb06ab6ec..ef798f4f36a02f8f3d6dd78d9e18c9735b5776fe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,23 @@ stages:
 
 # Linux
 
+## Dummy
+# A job that always succeeds so that we pass the robot check when all jobs are
+# skipped due to certain rules
+
+dummy:build:
+   stage: build
+   extends:
+    - .linux_builder_tags
+   rules:
+       - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID'
+         when: on_success
+       - if: '$CI_PROJECT_PATH == "vtk/vtk"'
+         when: on_success
+       - when: never
+   script:
+    - echo "dummy"
+
 ## Basic builds
 
 el7-mindeps-python-qt5:build: