diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 9233d96686..bfe2936011 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ apiv2_test_task:
 compose_test_task:
     name: "compose test on $DISTRO_NV"
     alias: compose_test
+    only_if: *not_docs
     skip: *tags
     depends_on:
         - validate