diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 807e67109e3..ec9d856f77b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ sanity:
   rules:
     - if: *is-pre-merge
       when: on_success
-    # Other cases default to never
+    - when: never
   variables:
     GIT_STRATEGY: none
   script: