diff --git a/.github/workflows/jit.yml b/.github/workflows/jit.yml
index 7152cde8f46..2ec04da1694 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jit.yml
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ on:
       - '**jit**'
       - 'Python/bytecodes.c'
       - 'Python/optimizer*.c'
+      - '!Python/perf_jit_trampoline.c'
+      - '!**/*.md'
+      - '!**/*.ini'
   push:
     paths:
       - '**jit**'
       - 'Python/bytecodes.c'
       - 'Python/optimizer*.c'
+      - '!Python/perf_jit_trampoline.c'
+      - '!**/*.md'
+      - '!**/*.ini'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
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