diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index df4d01a82085..a092bf4b9e20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [master]
-    paths:
+    paths-ignore:
       # When _only_ changing .md files, no need to run CodeQL analysis
-      - '!**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.md'
   schedule:
     - cron: '40 3 * * 0'