diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c008c3f58..60fa5f626 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ ubuntu16.04:
     - make -j2
     - make check
     - make install
-  allow_failure: true
 
 
 ubuntu18.04: