diff --git a/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch-trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch-trigger.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d9f3c569b9fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch-trigger.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Automated kernel build and test x86_64 & aarch64
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*_ciqcbr7_9'
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+      - '!mainline'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: kernel-ci-${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref || github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  kernelCI:
+    if: |
+      github.event_name == 'push' ||
+      github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository ||
+      github.event.action != 'opened'
+    uses: ctrliq/kernel-src-tree/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch-trigger.yml@rnicolescu_test
+    with:
+      architectures: 'x86_64'
+      skip_kselftests: true
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch.yml b/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e7e3678c03bca..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-name: Automated kernel build and test x86_64 & aarch64
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - '*_ciqcbr7_9'
-
-jobs:
-  kernelCI:
-    uses: ctrliq/kernel-src-tree/.github/workflows/kernel-build-and-test-multiarch.yml@main
-    with:
-      architectures: 'x86_64'
-      skip_kselftests: true
-    secrets: inherit