diff --git a/gitlab/ci_template.yml b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
index ce32469aee..1090b9b8b2 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci_template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
@@ -469,8 +469,13 @@ build vs2017 x86:
   variables:
     ARCH: 'x86'
 
+# Disabled until the runner issues has been resolved.
 build msys2 :
   extends: '.build windows'
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAME !~ /^(cerbero|gst-docs|gst-integration-testsuites|gst-omx|gst-plugins-rs|gstreamer-vaapi)$/'
+      allow_failure: true
+      when: manual
   timeout: '60min'
   script:
     # Sometimes there's seems to be an existing gst-build clone that comes either from the ether or