diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 05ab0cf1c0..7cb6913671 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Otherwise we run out of disk space with Docker build
       - name: Free disk space
-        if: matrix.should_run == true || matrix.kotlin == true
+        if: (matrix.should_run == true || matrix.kotlin == true) && needs.maybe-release.outputs.reduced != 'true'
         shell: bash
         run: ./scripts/ci/linux_util_free_space.sh