diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8136a69eaa..52e563ba40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "cargo build (release)"
     runs-on: macos-latest
     needs: determine_changes
-    if: ${{ needs.determine_changes.outputs.code == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4