diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cba803952d..0ba6ca8c62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -190,9 +190,14 @@ jobs:
         run: git diff --quiet origin/master HEAD -- yarn.lock
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: lint
+      - name: lint changed packages
+        if: ${{ steps.yarn-lock.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: yarn backstage-cli repo lint --since origin/master
 
+      - name: lint all packages
+        if: ${{ steps.yarn-lock.outcome == 'failure' }}
+        run: yarn backstage-cli repo lint
+
       - name: test changed packages
         if: ${{ steps.yarn-lock.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: yarn lerna -- run test --since origin/master -- --coverage --runInBand