diff --git a/zuul.d/projects.yaml b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
index 9358f98f72..45fb233bf8 100644
--- a/zuul.d/projects.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/projects.yaml
@@ -150,10 +150,14 @@
     name: opendev/infra-openafs-deb
     check:
       jobs:
+        - noop:
+            branches: master
         - openafs-deb-package-build:
             branches: ^(?!master).*$
     gate:
       jobs:
+        - noop:
+            branches: master
         - openafs-deb-package-build:
             branches: ^(?!master).*$
     promote: