diff --git a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/.github/workflows/rustc-pull.yml b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/.github/workflows/rustc-pull.yml
index 2a9f56fd6504..5bfcf47d7034 100644
--- a/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/.github/workflows/rustc-pull.yml
+++ b/src/doc/rustc-dev-guide/.github/workflows/rustc-pull.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Compute message
         id: create-message
         env: