diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f27e09ad172..3badbbc7065 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
     branches-ignore:
       - "l10n_master"
       - "gh-pages"
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/workflows/**'
 
 jobs:
   cloc: