diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
index 4e196992ca0..d7b9883f01d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
   clippy_linux:
     needs:
     - orchestrate
-    if: needs.orchestrate.outputs.run_tests == 'true' && github.event_name != 'merge_group'
+    if: needs.orchestrate.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
     runs-on: namespace-profile-16x32-ubuntu-2204
     env:
       CC: clang
diff --git a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/run_tests.rs b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/run_tests.rs
index 345f6b017e9..5dd8bdd7796 100644
--- a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/run_tests.rs
+++ b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/run_tests.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_tests() -> Workflow {
             .and_not_in_merge_queue()
             .then(clippy(Platform::Windows, None)),
         should_run_tests
-            .and_not_in_merge_queue()
+            .and_always()
             .then(clippy(Platform::Linux, None)),
         should_run_tests
             .and_not_in_merge_queue()