diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c52a26c6c9..5b5ee631a3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ macos:
   stage: build
   tags:
     - macos
+  only:
+    - master
+    - merge_requests
   needs: []
   before_script:
     - bash .gitlab-ci/show-execution-environment.sh