diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0abb1c6cb..583774da0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ rpm-pkg:
     - cp spot.spec ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/
     - rpmbuild -bb ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/spot.spec
     - mv ~/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*.rpm .
+  allow_failure: true
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 week