diff --git a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
index 5b8417248f4..5659de05d77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codespell.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ jobs:
           pip install codespell
 
       - name: Spell check
-        run: venv/bin/codespell --config=./.codespell/.codespellrc
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+        run: |
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          codespell --config=./.codespell/.codespellrc
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