diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 30f2750751..8d28553b4f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ release-build:
             _build
     - ninja -C _build
     - .gitlab-ci/run-tests.sh _build
-  allow_failure: true
   artifacts:
     when: always
     reports: