diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 51a915f9e79046a58c8d86b6aa7b0a94f81924cf..45c28f368b1a0ab8e778094b0fac7ccd2e4fc34a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ check_as_cran_oldrel:
 
 revdepcheck_patched:
   stage: revdepcheck
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - tags
+      - schedules
   variables:
     R_VERSION: "patched"
   script: