diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bffdfbb62fe9d0027a539e5a64c6bff619b45cd0..14ed7db014dd2d5be137fbc3a9e4ee3142d0af8e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ lint:editorconfig:
     name: mstruebing/editorconfig-checker
     entrypoint: [""]
   stage: lint
+  allow_failure: true
   script: ec -v
 
 lint:salt: