diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 61dd91a091259bc786cb22cd1a878122a74e3701..5ca50bd7f0072e6122a7985540510faf2d51b603 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ PyPy POCL:
   - export NO_DOCTESTS=1
   - curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project.sh
   - ". ./build-and-test-py-project.sh"
+
+  allow_failure: true
   tags:
   - pypy
   - pocl