diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
index 1ab14fc92eb06cae2f046b13165e96fa7ba08c6a..2149e9236f403bca1b3efd52c3d654df4071e571 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/dependency-dashboard.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export async function ensureMasterIssue(
   if (
     !(
       config.dependencyDashboard ||
+      config.dependencyDashboardApproval ||
+      config.packageRules?.some((rule) => rule.dependencyDashboardApproval) ||
       branches.some(
         (branch) =>
           branch.dependencyDashboardApproval ||