diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2004.yml b/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2004.yml
index 7d6d1bf88..aeedb1d0f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2004.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-files/linux-desktop-ubuntu-2004.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ ubuntu2004-ninja-clang:
   rules:
     - !reference [.rules-merge-request-manual, rules]
     - if: $NIGHTLY_MASTER
+    - if: $LINUX_NINJA
   variables:
     CMAKE_OPTIONS: -DENABLE_DOC=ON -DENABLE_G729=ON -DENABLE_PQCRYPTO=ON -DENABLE_GPL_THIRD_PARTIES=ON
     CMAKE_GENERATOR: Ninja
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ ubuntu2004-ninja-clang-small:
   rules:
     - !reference [.rules-merge-request-manual, rules]
     - if: $NIGHTLY_MASTER
+    - if: $LINUX_NINJA
   variables:
     CMAKE_OPTIONS: -DENABLE_VIDEO=NO -DENABLE_ADVANCED_IM=NO -DENABLE_DB_STORAGE=NO -DENABLE_PQCRYPTO=OFF
   extends: ubuntu2004-ninja-clang