diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.material-aio.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.material-aio.yml
index 7b03d3addff9..744cbdd5e87f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.material-aio.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.material-aio.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.x'
+    paths:
+      - 'material.angular.io/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 14
 
   lighthouse:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04 # Note, fails on Ubuntu 24.04, see https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/10636
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04 # Note, fails on Ubuntu 24.04. see https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/10636
     steps:
       - name: Initialize environment
         uses: angular/dev-infra/github-actions/npm/checkout-and-setup-node@359350bbc10aab1bac85d0eec61a53377078ab82
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.material-aio.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.material-aio.yml
index cdc30043de5f..79e87d497071 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.material-aio.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.material-aio.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: 'CI (material.angular.io)'
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+    paths:
+      - 'material.angular.io/**'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 14
 
   lighthouse:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04 # Note, fails on Ubuntu 24.04, see https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/10636
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04 # Note, fails on Ubuntu 24.04. see https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/10636
     steps:
       - name: Initialize environment
         uses: angular/dev-infra/github-actions/npm/checkout-and-setup-node@359350bbc10aab1bac85d0eec61a53377078ab82