diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-json.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-json.yml
index 5bf4349b3d..524ed083aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-json.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-json.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - '.prettier*'
       - '**/*.json'
       - '.github/workflows/lint-json.yml'
+      - '!app/javascript/mastodon/locales/*.json'
 
   pull_request:
     paths:
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - '.prettier*'
       - '**/*.json'
       - '.github/workflows/lint-json.yml'
+      - '!app/javascript/mastodon/locales/*.json'
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-yml.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-yml.yml
index b939ec8ce2..48f8170b3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-yml.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-yml.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
       - '**/*.yaml'
       - '**/*.yml'
       - '.github/workflows/lint-yml.yml'
+      - '!config/locales/*.yml'
 
   pull_request:
     paths:
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ on:
       - '**/*.yaml'
       - '**/*.yml'
       - '.github/workflows/lint-yml.yml'
+      - '!config/locales/*.yml'
 
 jobs:
   lint: