diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
index b2b9d61e48..c527360b15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Commit pkgcheck warnings
         uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
         with:
-          args: --exit warning -k ,PkgMetadataXmlIndentation,-NonsolvableDepsInStable,-NonsolvableDepsInDev,-PotentialStable,-UnknownProfilePackage,-DeprecatedDep,-MissingUseDepDefault --commits HEAD^..${{ github.sha }}
+          args: --exit warning -k ,PkgMetadataXmlIndentation,-NonsolvableDepsInStable,-NonsolvableDepsInDev,-PotentialStable,-UnknownProfilePackage,-DeprecatedDep,-MissingUseDepDefault --commits ${{ github.base_ref }}..${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
index cf6f7e0f18..7859e818da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Commit pkgcheck warnings
         uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
         with:
-          args: --exit warning -k ,PkgMetadataXmlIndentation,-NonsolvableDepsInStable,-NonsolvableDepsInDev,-PotentialStable,-UnknownProfilePackage,-DeprecatedDep,-MissingUseDepDefault --commits HEAD^..${{ github.sha }}
+          args: --exit warning -k ,PkgMetadataXmlIndentation,-NonsolvableDepsInStable,-NonsolvableDepsInDev,-PotentialStable,-UnknownProfilePackage,-DeprecatedDep,-MissingUseDepDefault --commits ${{ github.base_ref }}..${{ github.sha }}