diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c5744094ca2..1e2a9d0412e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ TB-vivado-hls-build:
 TM-vivado-hls-build:
   <<: *template_hls-build
   needs: ["download", "TM-quality-check"]
-  allow_failure: true # FIXME: testbench currently always passes
+  allow_failure: false # FIXME: testbench currently always passes
   variables:
     EXECUTABLE: 'vivado_hls'
     VIVADO_VERSION: "2019.2"