diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index a4ac5dea06..bf1741c3ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+            fetch-depth: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 2 || 0 }}
+
+      - name: Get changed files
+        id: changed-files
+        run: |
+            if ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}; then
+                echo "changed_files=$(git diff -diff-filter=ACMR --name-only -r HEAD^1 HEAD | xargs)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            else
+                echo "changed_files=$(git diff -diff-filter=ACMR --name-only ${{ github.event.before }} ${{ github.event.after }} | xargs)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            fi
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
@@ -27,4 +36,4 @@ jobs:
           key: pre-commit-3|${{ env.pythonLocation }}|${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
 
       - name: Lint
-        run: pre-commit run --files $(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMR ${{ github.event.before }} ${{ github.event.after }})
+        run: pre-commit run --files ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.changed_files }}