diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 39506096298..e1d6e3af60e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github/test-filters.yml
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
 
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36
         id: filter