diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 654d5b2a56c584f6fdc53ae00ca4196104ce96ca..50b2eaaccae3572f0499059bd67ff45e23a25c72 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ nightly-aarch64-linux-deb9:
 
 validate-armv7-linux-deb9:
   extends: .build-armv7-linux-deb9
+  allow_failure: true
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 2 week