diff --git a/ci-templates/auto-rules/no-default.yml b/ci-templates/auto-rules/no-default.yml
index 011021ad9f51b2852300b57c1689e0f6135a9b1b..ff0d95d2077f09495d817bf4cf7a04718c9c1ab4 100644
--- a/ci-templates/auto-rules/no-default.yml
+++ b/ci-templates/auto-rules/no-default.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ include: ci-templates/core.yml
 
 workflow:
   rules:
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID
+      when: never
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME =~ /^kinetic-.*/
       variables:
         DEFAULT_DISTRO: "kinetic"