diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 65db59562e1..e166eaed432 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ variables:
   # running on a particular CI farm (ie. for outages, etc):
   FD_FARM: "online"
   COLLABORA_FARM: "online"
+  MICROSOFT_FARM: "online"
 
 default:
   before_script:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml b/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
index ed689eaee27..c0d12bab70a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/test-source-dep.yml
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@
 # rules duplication manually
 .windows-build-rules:
   rules:
+    - if: '$MICROSOFT_FARM == "offline"'
+      when: never
     - *ignore_scheduled_pipelines
     - changes: 
         *mesa_core_file_list
@@ -621,6 +623,8 @@
 
 .windows-test-rules:
   rules:
+    - if: '$MICROSOFT_FARM == "offline"'
+      when: never
     - *ignore_scheduled_pipelines
     - changes:
         *mesa_core_file_list