diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-ecr.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-ecr.yml
index 6486e4ab..d401b61f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-ecr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-ecr.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
   debian-images:
     name: Debian SDK and base images
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: define-debian-matrix
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.define-debian-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-ghcr.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-ghcr.yml
index aa14223a..7b2edf04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-ghcr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-ghcr.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
   debian-images:
     name: Debian SDK and base images
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: define-debian-matrix
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJSON(needs.define-debian-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}