diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang.yaml b/.github/workflows/clang.yaml
index 04bc190fd13..3ee6b47ac5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang.yaml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           west init -l . || true
           west config --global update.narrow true
           west config manifest.group-filter -- +ci,+optional
+          west config manifest.project-filter -- -zephyr-lang-rust
           # In some cases modules are left in a state where they can't be
           # updated (i.e. when we cancel a job and the builder is killed),
           # So first retry to update, if that does not work, remove all modules
diff --git a/.github/workflows/twister.yaml b/.github/workflows/twister.yaml
index b8ddd8e82ca..e79fedee241 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/twister.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/twister.yaml
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ jobs:
 
           west init -l . || true
           west config manifest.group-filter -- +ci,+optional
+          west config manifest.project-filter -- -zephyr-lang-rust
           west config --global update.narrow true
           west update --path-cache /repo-cache/zephyrproject 2>&1 1> west.update.log || west update --path-cache /repo-cache/zephyrproject 2>&1 1> west.update.log || ( rm -rf ../modules ../bootloader ../tools && west update --path-cache /repo-cache/zephyrproject)
           west forall -c 'git reset --hard HEAD'