diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 4c6f01d4e7a8..9bd53e44ee7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Fetch module tags
         id: tags
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.modules == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "modules=${{ steps.filter.outputs.modules }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Fetch subworkflows tags
+        id: tags
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.subworkflows == 'true'
+        run: |
           echo "subworkflows=${{ steps.filter.outputs.subworkflows }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: debug