diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index a09c51eeae7e..80deea95624c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: true # default, for clarity
           sparse-checkout: |
             ci/github-script
       - id: prepare