diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f1aab649665..6c99b145127 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ stages:
   - etnaviv
   - software-renderer
   - layered-backends
+  - layered-backends-postmerge
   - performance
   - deploy
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
index 58f4913021b..a4f4e65a857 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/ci/gitlab-ci-inc.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     - !reference [.zink-common-rules, rules]
 
 .zink-anv-manual-rules:
-  stage: layered-backends
+  stage: layered-backends-postmerge
   extends: .no-auto-retry
   rules:
     - !reference [.test, rules]
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     - !reference [.zink-common-rules, rules]
 
 .zink-nvk-manual-rules:
-  stage: layered-backends
+  stage: layered-backends-postmerge
   extends: .no-auto-retry
   rules:
     - !reference [.test, rules]
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     ZINK_DEBUG: optimal_keys
 
 .zink-turnip-collabora-manual-rules:
-  stage: layered-backends
+  stage: layered-backends-postmerge
   extends: .no-auto-retry
   rules:
     - !reference [.test, rules]
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     - !reference [.zink-common-manual-rules, rules]
 
 .zink-turnip-valve-manual-rules:
-  stage: layered-backends
+  stage: layered-backends-postmerge
   extends: .no-auto-retry
   rules:
     - !reference [.valve-freedreno-turnip-manual-rules, rules]
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     - !reference [.zink-common-rules, rules]
 
 .zink-radv-manual-rules:
-  stage: layered-backends
+  stage: layered-backends-postmerge
   extends: .no-auto-retry
   rules:
     - !reference [.test, rules]