diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c7119b0558..f85a3942ec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ fdroid build:
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 month
   rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "trigger" ||
+          $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "fdroid/fdroiddata" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+      when: never
     - changes:
         - metadata/**/*
         - srclibs/**/*