diff --git a/.github/workflows/mod-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/mod-tidy.yml
index 41d109da90a..93f16cdc89f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mod-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mod-tidy.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ on:
       - "go.mod"
       - "go.sum"
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "**/*.go"
+      - "go.mod"
+      - "go.sum"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: