diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a9edfd7ff2e902192867332ace422932c9683949..635955a98edba8f82bd6c021ae553c91eca8c12f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ rpms:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE != "dmc"'
       when: never
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+      when: never
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "develop" || $CI_COMMIT_TAG != null'
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME != "develop" && $CI_COMMIT_TAG == null'
       when: manual