diff --git a/ci/build.linux.gitlab-ci.yml b/ci/build.linux.gitlab-ci.yml
index b82ccbd37..db0ccae0a 100644
--- a/ci/build.linux.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/ci/build.linux.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ build:linux:docs:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen"
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen"
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen"
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ "/all-tests/"
 
 
diff --git a/ci/deploy.gitlab-ci.yml b/ci/deploy.gitlab-ci.yml
index c6b0f6e51..70d50426c 100644
--- a/ci/deploy.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/ci/deploy.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ deploy:docs:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen"
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen"
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen"
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "libeigen" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
       variables:
         PAGES_PREFIX: docs-$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME