diff --git a/.github/workflows/cancel-previous-workflows.yaml b/.github/workflows/cancel-previous-workflows.yaml
index d65abbb1ce4aa..aeb34c6a03dcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cancel-previous-workflows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cancel-previous-workflows.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: cancel-previous-workflows
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
 
 jobs:
   cancel-previous-workflows: