diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
index 84a3b070dd..324965f4eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '!**'
+      - '!**.md'
+      - '!**.yml'
       - 'cmd/tools/vtest*'
       - 'cmd/tools/builders/**.v'
       - 'vlib/builtin/**.v'
@@ -39,9 +41,6 @@ on:
       - 'vlib/v/markused/**.v'
       - 'vlib/v/preludes/**.v'
       - 'vlib/v/embed_file/**.v'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**.md"
-      - "**.yml"
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '!**'
@@ -69,9 +68,6 @@ on:
       - 'vlib/v/markused/**.v'
       - 'vlib/v/preludes/**.v'
       - 'vlib/v/embed_file/**.v'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "**.md"
-      - "**.yml"
 
 concurrency:
   group: build-sanitized-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/native_backend_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/native_backend_tests.yml
index 22d8e6ee52..33cc567aec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/native_backend_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/native_backend_tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '!**'
+      - '!**.md'
       - 'vlib/v/gen/native/'
       - 'cmd/tools/builders/**.v'
       - 'vlib/builtin/**.v'
@@ -22,9 +23,9 @@ on:
       - 'vlib/v/gen/native/**.v'
       - 'vlib/v/gen/native/tests/**.v'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
+    paths:
       - '!**'
-      - '**.md'
+      - '!**.md'
       - 'vlib/v/gen/native/'
       - 'cmd/tools/builders/**.v'
       - 'vlib/builtin/**.v'