diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a1382ce2a3..389a761c5c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ macos:
   only:
     - branches@GNOME/gtk
   stage: build
-  allow_failure: true
   tags:
     - macos
   needs: []
@@ -210,6 +209,7 @@ macos:
             -Dintrospection=disabled
             -Dcpp_std=c++11
             -Dpixman:tests=disabled
+            -Dlibjpeg-turbo:simd=disabled
             _build
     - ninja -C _build
   artifacts: