diff --git a/ale_linters/yaml/actionlint.vim b/ale_linters/yaml/actionlint.vim
index 902da7296..38675ee01 100644
--- a/ale_linters/yaml/actionlint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/yaml/actionlint.vim
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ call ale#Set('yaml_actionlint_executable', 'actionlint')
 call ale#Set('yaml_actionlint_options', '')
 
 function! ale_linters#yaml#actionlint#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    " Only execute actionlint on YAML files in /.github/ paths.
-    if expand('#' . a:buffer . ':p') !~# '\v[/\\]\.github[/\\]'
+    " Only execute actionlint on YAML files in /.github/workflows/ paths.
+    if expand('#' . a:buffer . ':p') !~# '\v[/\\]\.github[/\\]workflows[/\\]'
         return ''
     endif
 
diff --git a/test/linter/test_yaml_actionlint.vader b/test/linter/test_yaml_actionlint.vader
index db34007f1..2ea7b330d 100644
--- a/test/linter/test_yaml_actionlint.vader
+++ b/test/linter/test_yaml_actionlint.vader
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Before:
   call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('yaml', 'actionlint')
-  call ale#test#SetFilename('/.github/file.yml')
+  call ale#test#SetFilename('/.github/workflows/file.yml')
 
 After:
   call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest()
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ Execute(Options should be added to command):
 
 Execute(actionlint not run on files outside of /.github/ paths):
   call ale#test#SetFilename('/something-else/file.yml')
+
+Execute(actionlint not run on Dependabot configuration files):
+  call ale#test#SetFilename('/.github/dependabot.yml')
+
+  AssertLinterNotExecuted