diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index f6945f9df51..de5482c97b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            /*
+            !/deps/openssl/
+            !/deps/v8/*
+            /deps/v8/include/
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
         id: setup-node
         uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020  # v7.0.0