diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-es-forward-testing-9-dot-0.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-es-forward-testing-9-dot-0.yml
index f4d01a939b40d..6be4cba54aa1b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-es-forward-testing-9-dot-0.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-es-forward-testing-9-dot-0.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ spec:
       default_branch: main
       repository: elastic/kibana
       pipeline_file: .buildkite/pipelines/es_forward_9_dot_0.yml # Note: this file exists in 8.x only and should be moved into 8.18 once the branch is cut
+      skip_intermediate_builds: false
       provider_settings:
         prefix_pull_request_fork_branch_names: false
         trigger_mode: none
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-es-forward-testing.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-es-forward-testing.yml
index 27549d37a66a9..fa4ee2d263873 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-es-forward-testing.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-es-forward-testing.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ spec:
       default_branch: main
       repository: elastic/kibana
       pipeline_file: .buildkite/pipelines/es_forward.yml # Note: this file exists in 7.17 only
+      skip_intermediate_builds: false
       provider_settings:
         prefix_pull_request_fork_branch_names: false
         trigger_mode: none