diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-repo.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-repo.yml
index 44452148eae480..dc36540bff9da3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-repo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-repo.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: mm-stable
-      run: git fetch mm-stable && git checkout mm-stable
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: mm-stable
     - name: set-remote
       run: git remote set-url origin git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
     - name: show-remote