diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index efd8f90b..6e4c0264 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ check-commits:
 pre-commit:
   stage: test
   image: registry.gitlab.com/kernel-firmware/linux-firmware
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'merge_request_event'
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
   script:
     - pre-commit run --all-files