diff --git a/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
index e9cc8bdbe7..fec3bb0834 100644
--- a/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/ironic-jobs.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 - job:
     name: ironic-base
+    abstract: true
     description: Base job for devstack/tempest based ironic jobs.
     parent: devstack-tempest
     nodeset: openstack-single-node-bionic