diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
index b0d0415cf1b..1293e6e6656 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
     sonarqube:
         name: 🩻 SonarQube
+        if: github.event.workflow_run.event != 'merge_group'
         uses: matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml@develop
         secrets:
             SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}