diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8cc03a660..7c259cc77 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ pytest_esp32c2_esp_matter_dut:
     - pytest examples/ --target esp32c2 -m esp_matter_dut --junitxml=XUNIT_RESULT.xml --baud 74880 | tee pytest_c2.log
     - |
       if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]; then
-        python tools/ci/memory_analyzer.py --log_file pytest_c2.log --chip esp32c2 --example "light" 
+        python tools/ci/memory_analyzer.py --log_file pytest_c2.log --chip esp32c2 --example "light"
       fi
   tags: ["esp32c2", "esp_matter_dut"]
 
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ pytest_esp32h2_esp_matter_dut:
     - pytest examples/ --target esp32h2 -m esp_matter_dut --junitxml=XUNIT_RESULT.xml | tee pytest_h2.log
     - |
       if [ "$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE" == "merge_request_event" ]; then
-        python tools/ci/memory_analyzer.py --log_file pytest_h2.log --chip esp32h2 --example "light" 
-      fi 
+        python tools/ci/memory_analyzer.py --log_file pytest_h2.log --chip esp32h2 --example "light"
+      fi
   tags: ["esp32h2", "esp_matter_dut"]
 
 build_upstream_examples:
@@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ build_docs:
         - cd docs
         - pip install -r requirements.txt
         - build-docs -t esp32 esp32s3 esp32c2 esp32c3 esp32c6 esp32h2 esp32p4 -l en
-        - build-docs -t esp32 -l en linkcheck
+        # disable link checks for now, as it is failing due to some links taking longer time to respond
+        # - build-docs -t esp32 -l en linkcheck
 
 .deploy_docs_template:
     stage: docs