diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8d8d9ad13e856..521df3885218f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1015,12 +1015,14 @@ workflow:
   - <<: *if_run_e2e
 
 .on_omnibus_change:
+  - !reference [.except_mergequeue] # The prerequisites are not run in the mergequeue pipeline so we need to skip this rule
   - changes:
       paths:
         - omnibus/**/*
       compare_to: main # TODO: use a variable, when this is supported https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/369916
 
 .on_go-version_change:
+  - !reference [.except_mergequeue] # The prerequisites are not run in the mergequeue pipeline so we need to skip this rule
   - changes:
       paths:
         - .go-version