diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml b/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
index c30e8b03df024..06f21acf5e5dc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@
 .lint-rustfmt-rules:
   rules:
     - !reference [.never-post-merge-rules, rules]
-    - !reference [.core-rules, rules]
+    - !reference [.no_scheduled_pipelines-rules, rules]
+    - changes:
+        - .gitlab-ci.yml
+        - .gitlab-ci/**/*
     # in merge pipeline, formatting checks are not allowed to fail
     - if: $GITLAB_USER_LOGIN == "marge-bot" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
       changes: &rust_file_list