diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 41aea2d7d..139bf3a7c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ ubuntu18.04:
     - make -j2
     - make check
     - make install
+  allow_failure: true
 
 
 fedora26: