diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 94fce7e9..69062788 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
   # test jobs rather than gating them: a bracket-spacing nit should not hide
   # whether the suite passes.
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: ubuntu-x86-runners
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11d5960a326750d5838078e36cf38b85af677262 # v4.4.0