diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index dd154a6..9870d32 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ test:
     # Prevent versioning support from kicking in as that breaks
     # sphinx-build invocations.
     - unset CI
-    - sphinx-build -M linkcheck . _build/
     - sphinx-build -M spelling . _build/ -W --keep-going
+    - sphinx-build -M linkcheck . _build/
 
 pages:
   stage: publish