diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-common.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-common.yaml
index 8d8899775dc5..d53597f09fff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-common.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-common.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ name: Run unit tests
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'common/**'
   pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'common/**'
 permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs: