diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 40c7968c5d..fdcd389819 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_PROFILE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
         run: bash ci/run.bash
       - name: Run cargo clippy
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
+        if: matrix.mode == 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_PROFILE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
         run: bash ci/run.bash
       - name: Run cargo clippy
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
+        if: matrix.mode == 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_PROFILE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
         run: bash ci/run.bash
       - name: Run cargo clippy
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
+        if: matrix.mode == 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target
diff --git a/ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml b/ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml
index 3ac3107828..ff5a711cdc 100644
--- a/ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml
+++ b/ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs: # skip-main skip-pr skip-stable
           BUILD_PROFILE: ${{ matrix.mode }}
         run: bash ci/run.bash
       - name: Run cargo clippy
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
+        if: matrix.mode == 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         # os-specific code leads to lints escaping if we only run this in one target