diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
index 75c79bb213f..cd6953a6ac2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/frontend.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ gitlab:assets:compile pull-cache:
   except:
     - master@gitlab-org/gitlab-ce
     - master@gitlab-org/gitlab-ee
+    - /(^docs[\/-].*|.*-docs$)/
 
 .compile-assets-metadata:
   extends: .dedicated-runner