diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index c72b0df..84c5ff1 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@ name: "CodeQL"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - src
+      - .github/workflows/codeql.yml
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [ master ]
+    paths:
+      - src
+      - .github/workflows/codeql.yml
 
 jobs:
   analyze: