diff --git a/ci/jobs/scripts/workflow_hooks/filter_job.py b/ci/jobs/scripts/workflow_hooks/filter_job.py
index 97e6ea6799a8..650b91aaf21d 100644
--- a/ci/jobs/scripts/workflow_hooks/filter_job.py
+++ b/ci/jobs/scripts/workflow_hooks/filter_job.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 )
 from ci.jobs.scripts.workflow_hooks.pr_description import Labels
 from ci.praktika.info import Info
+from ci.praktika.settings import Settings
 
 
 def only_docs(changed_files):
@@ -48,6 +49,19 @@ def only_docs(changed_files):
 
 _info_cache = None
 
+DOCKER_REQUIRED_ARM_JOBS = {
+    "Build (arm_release)",
+    Settings.DOCKER_BUILD_ARM_LINUX_JOB_NAME,
+    Settings.DOCKER_BUILD_MANIFEST_JOB_NAME,
+}
+
+
+def is_ci_excluded_by_tag(job_name, tag):
+    if tag in ("aarch64", "arm") and job_name in DOCKER_REQUIRED_ARM_JOBS:
+        return False
+
+    return tag in job_name.lower()
+
 
 def should_skip_job(job_name):
     global _info_cache
@@ -178,7 +192,7 @@ def should_skip_job(job_name):
 
     ci_exclude_tags = _info_cache.get_kv_data("ci_exclude_tags") or []
     for tag in ci_exclude_tags:
-        if tag in job_name:
+        if is_ci_excluded_by_tag(job_name, tag):
             return True, f"Skipped, job name includes excluded tag '{tag}'"
 
     return False, ""