diff --git a/ci/lib-travisci.sh b/ci/lib-travisci.sh
index 44d6ba2dd2..9c4ae9bdd0 100755
--- a/ci/lib-travisci.sh
+++ b/ci/lib-travisci.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 # Library of functions shared by all CI scripts
 
+skip_branch_tip_with_tag () {
+	# Sometimes, a branch is pushed at the same time the tag that points
+	# at the same commit as the tip of the branch is pushed, and building
+	# both at the same time is a waste.
+	#
+	# Travis gives a tagname e.g. v2.14.0 in $TRAVIS_BRANCH when
+	# the build is triggered by a push to a tag.  Let's see if
+	# $TRAVIS_BRANCH is exactly at a tag, and if so, if it is
+	# different from $TRAVIS_BRANCH.  That way, we can tell if
+	# we are building the tip of a branch that is tagged and
+	# we can skip the build because we won't be skipping a build
+	# of a tag.
+
+	if TAG=$(git describe --exact-match "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null) &&
+		$TAG != $TRAVIS_BRANCH
+	then
+		echo "Tip of $TRAVIS_BRANCH is exactly at $TAG"
+		exit 0
+	fi
+}
+
 # Set 'exit on error' for all CI scripts to let the caller know that
 # something went wrong
 set -e
+
+skip_branch_tip_with_tag