diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
index 084b026894764..f924ac8a2c279 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 presubmits:
   openshift/machine-config-operator:
   - agent: kubernetes
-    always_run: true
+    always_run: false
     branches:
     - ^master$
     - ^master-
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.10-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.10-presubmits.yaml
index 76b181ac7f686..f0cd662b44058 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.10-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.10-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 presubmits:
   openshift/machine-config-operator:
   - agent: kubernetes
-    always_run: true
+    always_run: false
     branches:
     - ^release-4\.10$
     - ^release-4\.10-