diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
index a14936b9fa..bb8d83c5ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-test-go.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-go-project:
     name: "test: ${{ inputs.project-directory }}/${{ inputs.go-version }}"
+    needs: lint-go-project
     # Modulegen can run the tests on all platforms
     continue-on-error: ${{ !inputs.fail-fast }}
     env: