diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy_primer.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy_primer.yml
index 4e14b0c97..4d00d0c75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy_primer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy_primer.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
     # Since modular typeshed, mypy primer doesn't check third party stubs. Till that is changed,
     # only run it on stdlib changes to avoid false confidence and wasted CI minutes.
     paths:
-    - stdlib
+    - 'stdlib/**'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy_primer_comment.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy_primer_comment.yml
index 04982e6a1..27e2bc891 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy_primer_comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy_primer_comment.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
     # Since modular typeshed, mypy primer doesn't check third party stubs. Till that is changed,
     # only run it on stdlib changes to avoid false confidence and wasted CI minutes.
     paths:
-    - stdlib
+    - 'stdlib/**'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read