diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-submodules.yml b/.github/workflows/check-submodules.yml
index 29363f5c935f..c97bdf016b2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-submodules.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-submodules.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "C ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.number || github.sha }}"
           # Get the current branch or tag name
-          REF_NAME="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
+          REF_NAME="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref_name }}"
 
           echo "Branch is:" $REF_NAME