diff --git a/.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml b/.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml
index 1f8655597bc8..c8814867d1be 100644
--- a/.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/source_test/macos.yml
@@ -44,3 +44,7 @@ tests_macos_gitlab_amd64:
 tests_macos_gitlab_arm64:
   extends: .tests_macos_gitlab
   tags: ["macos:ventura-arm64", "specific:true"]
+  #TODO(regis): remove below `rules` section once enough `macos:ventura-arm64` runners are provisioned
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.except_mergequeue]
+    - !reference [.tests_macos_gitlab, rules]