diff --git a/.github/workflows/qemu-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/qemu-tests.yaml
index 06edcfa8..6d4bc0f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qemu-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qemu-tests.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   run-qemu:
+    needs: build
     runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4