diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-lint.yml
index 2ae54c6f..dc145416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-lint.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: Reusable workflow example
 
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      default-base-branch:
+        required: true
+        type: string
     secrets:
       NPM_TOKEN:
         required: true
@@ -33,6 +37,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run ESLint
         run: |
-          BASE_BRANCH=${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-master}
+          BASE_BRANCH=${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-${{ inputs.default-base-branch }}}
           BASE_COMMIT=$(git merge-base HEAD origin/${BASE_BRANCH})
           yarn lint-staged --concurrent=false --diff="${BASE_COMMIT}..HEAD" --verbose