diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 119cdcc17..8f5e80668 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ name: CI
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths: [ '**.c', '**.h', '**.m4', '**.sh', '**/Makefile.in', 'configure.ac', '.github/configs', '.github/*.sh', '.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml' ]
+    paths: [ '**.c', '**.h', '**.m4', '**.sh', '**/Makefile.in', 'configure.ac', 'regress/Makefile', '.github/configs', '.github/*.sh', '.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml' ]
   pull_request:
-    paths: [ '**.c', '**.h', '**.m4', '**.sh', '**/Makefile.in', 'configure.ac', '.github/configs', '.github/*.sh', '.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml' ]
+    paths: [ '**.c', '**.h', '**.m4', '**.sh', '**/Makefile.in', 'configure.ac', 'regress/Makefile', '.github/configs', '.github/*.sh', '.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml' ]
 
 jobs:
   ci:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml b/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
index 9d3d44373..02d768018 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: CI self-hosted
 
 on:
   push:
-    paths: [ '**.c', '**.h', '**.m4', '**.sh', '**/Makefile.in', 'configure.ac', '.github/configs', '.github/run_tests.sh', '.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml' ]
+    paths: [ '**.c', '**.h', '**.m4', '**.sh', '**/Makefile.in', 'configure.ac','regress/Makefile',  '.github/configs', '.github/run_tests.sh', '.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml' ]
 
 jobs:
   selfhosted: