diff --git a/.github/workflows/autotools.yml b/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
index 6f5622d5b..50370d325 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autotools.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         for i in `find . -name configure`; do sed -i 's/From configure.ac .*//' $i; done
     - name: Check diff
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       run: |
         git diff | tee .gitdiff
         if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then