diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 3756bf9eb..ee73f9859 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         id: changes
         run: |
           git fetch --all
-          echo ::set-output name=docs::$(git diff --quiet origin/main -- docs && echo "false" || echo "true")
+          echo ::set-output name=docs::$(git show --name-only --oneline | grep docs/ && echo true || echo false)
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         if: steps.changes.outputs.docs == 'true'
         with: