diff --git a/.github/workflows/syntax-checking.yml b/.github/workflows/syntax-checking.yml
index ec35b111d0..03c91508cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/syntax-checking.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/syntax-checking.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: 'Yamllint'
       uses: karancode/yamllint-github-action@master
       with:
+        yamllint_config_filepath: .yamllint
         yamllint_strict: false
         yamllint_comment: true