diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index bb2418cf89..98cfa2f43f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ jobs:
         queries: security-extended
         config: |
           paths-ignore:
-            - '.github/**'
             - 'doc/**'
             - 'tools/**'
             - 'test/**'