diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 6dac9a38b8..6d106d584e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   CodeQL:
+    if: ${{!github.event.repository.private}}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps: