diff --git a/ee/app/models/ee/project.rb b/ee/app/models/ee/project.rb
index d39a62fb6c2b192a4933051cfc8b5304680b20ff..d5712366a6b21c9c8b3ce437c052157f96a12f00 100644
--- a/ee/app/models/ee/project.rb
+++ b/ee/app/models/ee/project.rb
@@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ def self.cascading_with_parent_namespace(attribute)
       end
 
       define_method("#{attribute}?") do |inherit_group_setting: false|
+        if attribute == :only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds &&
+            licensed_feature_available?(:security_orchestration_policies) &&
+            security_policy_management_project_linked_configurations.exists?
+          return false
+        end
+
         return super() unless licensed_feature_available?(:group_level_merge_checks_setting)
 
         if inherit_group_setting
diff --git a/ee/spec/models/ee/project_spec.rb b/ee/spec/models/ee/project_spec.rb
index 05e9b0c926ee70274182a16b68af5f45f516774e..7359931f2c7c58168504ad3ed3fe07959fbe103f 100644
--- a/ee/spec/models/ee/project_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/models/ee/project_spec.rb
@@ -4263,6 +4263,29 @@ def stub_default_url_options(host)
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds?' do
+    before do
+      stub_licensed_features(security_orchestration_policies: true)
+      project.update!(only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds: true)
+    end
+
+    context 'when project is not a security policy project' do
+      it 'returns true' do
+        expect(project.only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds?).to be_truthy
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when project is a security policy project' do
+      before do
+        create(:security_orchestration_policy_configuration, security_policy_management_project: project)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns false' do
+        expect(project.only_allow_merge_if_pipeline_succeeds?).to be_falsey
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#okrs_mvc_feature_flag_enabled?' do
     let_it_be(:project) { create(:project) }