diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3435c4407..c42d88392 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ alpine-gcc:
     - autoreconf -vfi
     - ./configure
     - make
-    - make check
     - make distcheck || { chmod -R u+w ./spot-*; false; }
   artifacts:
     when: always