diff --git a/gitlab/ci_template.yml b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
index 3d79105222..c2c4dbe088 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci_template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
@@ -1000,3 +1000,6 @@ build rust fedora x86_64:
   only:
     variables:
       - $CI_PROJECT_NAME =~ /^(gst-plugins-rs|gstreamer|gst-plugins-base|gst-ci|gst-build)$/
+  except:
+    variables:
+      - $CI_PROJECT_NAME == "cerbero"