diff --git a/tests/acceptance/machine_mips_malta.py b/tests/acceptance/machine_mips_malta.py
index 92b4f28a11..7c9a4ee4d2 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/machine_mips_malta.py
+++ b/tests/acceptance/machine_mips_malta.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from avocado_qemu import Test
 from avocado_qemu import wait_for_console_pattern
 from avocado.utils import archive
+from avocado import skipIf
 
 
 NUMPY_AVAILABLE = True
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_1core(self):
         """
         self.do_test_i6400_framebuffer_logo(1)
 
+    @skipIf(os.getenv('GITLAB_CI'), 'Running on GitLab')
     def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_7cores(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips64el
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_7cores(self):
         """
         self.do_test_i6400_framebuffer_logo(7)
 
+    @skipIf(os.getenv('GITLAB_CI'), 'Running on GitLab')
     def test_mips_malta_i6400_framebuffer_logo_8cores(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:mips64el