diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-staging.yml
index f28c2ddfc78..e499630a083 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-staging.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   sync-branch:
-    if: github.repository == 'NixOS/nixpkgs'
+    if: github.repository_owner == 'NixOS'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2