diff --git a/rust-bindings/rust/.gitlab-ci.yml b/rust-bindings/rust/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8484271e..50fc1529 100644
--- a/rust-bindings/rust/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/rust-bindings/rust/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ check:
   stage: check
   script:
   - rustup component add clippy rustfmt
-  - cargo check --all ${CURRENT_FEATURES}
-  - cargo clippy --all ${CURRENT_FEATURES}
   - cargo fmt --all -- --check
+  - cargo check --all ${CURRENT_FEATURES}
+  - touch src/lib.rs # force clippy
+  - cargo clippy --all ${CURRENT_FEATURES}
 
 gir:
   stage: check