diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index e83a94115d5..06e3dfcfb7b 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
         - cinder-tempest-plugin-lvm-lio-barbican-fips:
             voting: false
             irrelevant-files: *gate-irrelevant-files
+        - cinder-tempest-plugin-protection-functional:
+            irrelevant-files: *gate-irrelevant-files
         - cinder-grenade-mn-sub-volbak:
             irrelevant-files: *gate-irrelevant-files
         - cinder-tempest-lvm-multibackend: