diff --git a/evergreen.yml b/evergreen.yml
index 7cdb0161..f064d7ac 100644
--- a/evergreen.yml
+++ b/evergreen.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ buildvariants:
       - name: taskB
         run_on:
           - bynntest
+        depends_on: patch_only_task
       - name: patch_only_task
         run_on:
           - bynntest