diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 0718f2ac..f1f026e5 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -1120,6 +1120,8 @@
       env.
     vars:
       tox_envlist: nodepool
+    required-projects:
+      - openstack-infra/nodepool
     files:
       - ^nodepool/nodepool.yaml
       - ^nodepool/nl.*yaml$