diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
index fba556bb6cd..909f9ed36a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]; then
-            files=$(gh pr diff ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --name-only)
+            files=$(git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r HEAD^1..HEAD 2> /dev/null || true)
           elif [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "push" -a "${{ github.event.forced }}" == "false" -a "${{ github.event.created }}" == "false" ]; then
             files=$(git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r ${{ github.event.before }}..${{ github.event.after }} 2> /dev/null || true)
           fi