diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d4eea1ab7d9558af0457484d1baa8e54a2924554..74fd91a60491ea6053b351c02a863bfc01395a60 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ clang-format-check:
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # check bitexactness to EVS windows binaries
-be-2-evs-windows:
+.be-2-evs-windows: # Temporarily disabled -- Ericsson Windows runner used for HL activities which the reduces capacity for this job. To be resumed after selection
   extends:
     - .rules-main-push
   tags: