diff --git a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yaml b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yaml
index 2bceb4aed..05338adac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commitlint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commitlint.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-          set-safe-directory: false
       - name: commitlint
         # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
         run: make containerized-test CONTAINER_CMD=docker TARGET=commitlint GIT_SINCE="origin/${GITHUB_BASE_REF}"