diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 753f636c7ec..766e6ccd4e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       tests: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.tests }}
       vendoring: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.vendoring }}
     steps:
-      # For pull requests it's not necessary to checkout the code
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
         id: filter
         with: