diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-patterns.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-patterns.yml
index 43fe17471..e64f010f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-patterns.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-patterns.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "master"
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - ".github/workflows/lint-patterns.yml"
+      - "lint/*"
+      - "patterns/2-structured/*.md"
+      - "patterns/2-structured/project-setup/*.md"
+      - "patterns/3-validated/*.md"
 
 jobs:
   validate: