diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-merge-queue.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-merge-queue.yaml
index 722b4d56b0d..114326206b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-merge-queue.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-merge-queue.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name == 'merge_group' && github.event.merge_group.base_ref || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name != 'merge_group' }}
 
 jobs:
   e2e-test: