diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 139bf3a7c..a7cf36e2c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ ubuntu16.04:
     - make -j2
     - make check
     - make install
+  allow_failure: true
 
 
 ubuntu18.04: