diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 07ea6867c2..4320614e39 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -664,6 +664,8 @@ valgrind ges:
   variables:
     MESON_ARGS: *simple_build
     MESON_BUILDTYPE_ARGS: "-Ddoc=enabled"
+    # Disable werror for the docs build, we don't need it
+    MESON_GST_WERROR: ''
     CI_ARTIFACTS_URL: "${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/jobs/${CI_JOB_ID}/artifacts/raw/"
   script:
   # FIXME: should rebuild the image with newer versions!