diff --git a/hack/generate-jobs.py b/hack/generate-jobs.py
index 231e81dfc7078..60c16e876e0fe 100755
--- a/hack/generate-jobs.py
+++ b/hack/generate-jobs.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ def generate_one(path: pathlib.Path, verify: bool) -> typing.List[str]:
                     f"Instead, modify {template_name} and run `make generate-jobs`.\n"
                 )
                 for section in config.sections():
+                    # skip generation for the job types mentioned in
+                    # the `skip` section key
+                    if name in config[section].get("skip", "").split(","):
+                        continue
                     tmp.write(
                         template.render(
                             config[section],