diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 431adf1683..9a6b4f2d66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
     branches-ignore:
       - 'l10n_master'
       - 'gh-pages'
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/workflows/**'
 
 jobs:
   cloc: