diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 84084e38e1..ce58773db3 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -2775,9 +2775,9 @@ jobs:
   - name: periodic-tempest-dsvm-neutron-identity-v3-only-full-master
     tags: periodic-qa
 
-  # skip all openstack-ansible jobs except the releasenotes/docs
-  # jobs for rst/doc/releasenotes files
-  - name: ^gate-openstack-ansible(?!.*(-docs|-releasenotes)).*$
+  # skip all openstack-ansible jobs except the releasenotes/docs/linters
+  # jobs for rst/doc/releasenotes related files
+  - name: ^gate-openstack-ansible(?!.*(-docs|-releasenotes|-linters)).*$
     skip-if:
       - project: ^openstack/openstack-ansible(?!-specs).*$
         all-files-match-any: