diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index c944c92a..de56f421 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # If this run was triggered by a pull request event, then checkout
     # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
-    - run: git checkout HEAD^2
+    - run: git checkout HEAD
       if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.