diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7d9dd37b735db7bb7733f0d2949b1ce79534994d..e37c40b503fa24ba47d8a4f1db3bbf64fe3747cb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Python 2.6 POCL CPU:
   - export PY_EXE=python2.6
   - export PYOPENCL_TEST=portable
   - export EXTRA_INSTALL="numpy mako"
+  - 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"
   tags: