diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 155fe12..7b2665d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths: ['.github/workflows/**', 'actions/**']
+  # Every pull request, not only those touching workflows: `actionlint` is this repo's required
+  # check, and a required check that a README-only PR never runs leaves that PR unmergeable.
+  # It takes seconds on a hosted runner.
   pull_request:
-    paths: ['.github/workflows/**', 'actions/**']
 permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs: