diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 05e86bcf3e5904429d573405bec72aff40686d46..3eca8e50fca473ccdd8933862f019eb662ef6731 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ test:
   script:
     - bundle exec rake test
 
+# Not a test stage to prevent race conditions with gem installations.
 deadlinks:
-  stage: test
+  stage: deploy
   script:
     - bundle exec rake testlinks
   allow_failure: true