diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7084537f09..61e301ae68 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ test:aarch64:
     stage: test
     needs: [aarch64]
     image: "redoxos/redoxer:aarch64"
+    # many issues that not exist in x86_64, and lack of interest to fix so far
+    allow_failure: true
     script:
         - timeout -s KILL 9m ./check.sh --arch=aarch64 --test