diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-files/windows-desktop.yml b/.gitlab-ci-files/windows-desktop.yml
index 9f2e6efa9..1fc14526e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci-files/windows-desktop.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-files/windows-desktop.yml
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ win64-ninja-vs2022-scheduled-windows:
   dependencies: []
   rules:
     - !reference [.rules-merge-request-manual, rules]
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $DOCKER_UPDATE == null && $SKIP_WINDOWS == null
     - if: $NIGHTLY_MASTER
     - if: $NIGHTLY_RELEASE
     - if: $PACKAGE_WINDOWS