diff --git a/.github/workflows/kyverno-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/kyverno-checks.yaml
index 7fb7d2e4..163ddc05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kyverno-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kyverno-checks.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get list of changed files
         id: changed-files
         run: |
-          echo "changed-files=\"$(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=d HEAD^1 HEAD)\"" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "changed-files=$(git diff --name-only --diff-filter=d HEAD^1 HEAD)" | \
+            while IFS= read -r line; do printf 'changed-files=%q\n' "$line"; done >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Check for kyverno in changed files
         id: kyverno-check
         run: |