diff --git a/.github/workflows/yjit-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/yjit-macos.yml
index f91be50559..8a1dd647cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yjit-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yjit-macos.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: make $JOBS incs
       - run: make $JOBS
       - run: make leaked-globals
-        if: matrix.test_task == 'check'
+        if: ${{ matrix.test_task == 'check' }}
       - run: make prepare-gems
         if: ${{ matrix.test_task == 'check' }}
       - run: make $JOBS -s ${{ matrix.test_task }} RUN_OPTS="$RUN_OPTS"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yjit-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/yjit-ubuntu.yml
index 2507b02769..b75e341f5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yjit-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yjit-ubuntu.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: make $JOBS incs
       - run: make $JOBS
       - run: make leaked-globals
-        if: matrix.test_task == 'check'
+        if: ${{ matrix.test_task == 'check' }}
       - run: make prepare-gems
         if: ${{ matrix.test_task == 'check' }}
       - name: Create dummy files in build dir