diff --git a/.github/workflows/smatch.yml b/.github/workflows/smatch.yml
index ffad83b64ea..b6f47d8d41a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smatch.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ name: smatch
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'man/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'AUTHORS'
+      - 'COPYRIGHT'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'NOTICE'
+      - '.gitignore'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zfs-arm.yml b/.github/workflows/zfs-arm.yml
index fb91f198f6d..4166ad53d5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zfs-arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zfs-arm.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ name: zfs-arm
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'man/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'AUTHORS'
+      - 'COPYRIGHT'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'NOTICE'
+      - '.gitignore'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       gcc_ver:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zloop.yml b/.github/workflows/zloop.yml
index 7f76a670af9..edd2c391583 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zloop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zloop.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ name: zloop
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - 'man/**'
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'AUTHORS'
+      - 'COPYRIGHT'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'NOTICE'
+      - '.gitignore'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}