diff --git a/.github/workflows/.vm.yml b/.github/workflows/.vm.yml
index db4fad76d3..97f5ef7b9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/.vm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/.vm.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     continue-on-error: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci/validate-only') }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 10
     continue-on-error: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
-    if: always()
+    if: always() && (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ci/validate-only'))
     needs:
       - integration
     steps: