diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/qa-common/rules.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/qa-common/rules.gitlab-ci.yml
index 824181af2702978df055537a8618c6fa8cdb2552..6102c44d5f8eb91927809789b5f8fac7eb83f981 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/qa-common/rules.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/qa-common/rules.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     # by checking code patterns, skip running job on changes that can't affect the outcome
     - *mr-code-patterns
     - *default-branch
+    - *mr-stable-branch-code-patterns
 
 .rules:test:update-patch:
   rules: