diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
index 5a233a7005..8909a6ad6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-lint.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check PR labels
         env:
           LABEL_NAMES: ${{ toJson(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name) }}
-        if: "((contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: pending review') == contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: in progress') == contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: blocked')))"
+        if: "(
+          (contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: pending review') && !contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: in progress') && !contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: blocked'))
+          ||
+          (!contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: pending review') && contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: in progress') && !contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: blocked'))
+          ||
+          (!contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: pending review') && !contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: in progress') && contains(env.LABEL_NAMES, 'status: blocked'))
+        )"
         run: |
           echo "PR must have exactly one of these labels: ['status: pending review', 'status: in progress', 'status: blocked']."
           exit 1