diff --git a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/extensions/githubYamlFileDetection.kt b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/extensions/githubYamlFileDetection.kt
index 03731f8f4fab..f042c6d3ee6c 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/extensions/githubYamlFileDetection.kt
+++ b/plugins/github/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/extensions/githubYamlFileDetection.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtilRt
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.isFile
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
+import java.io.File
 
 fun isGithubActionsFile(psiFile: PsiFile?): Boolean {
   val virtualFile = psiFile?.originalFile?.virtualFile ?: return false
@@ -29,8 +30,12 @@ private fun isGithubActionsActionFile(virtualFile: VirtualFile): Boolean {
 
 private fun isGithubWorkflowFile(virtualFile: VirtualFile): Boolean {
   val fileName = virtualFile.name
+  val filePath = virtualFile.path
+  val workflowDirIndex = filePath.indexOf("${File.separator}workflows")
+  val githubDirIndex = filePath.indexOf(".github${File.separator}")
   return virtualFile.isFile
          && (FileUtilRt.extensionEquals(fileName, "yml") || FileUtilRt.extensionEquals(fileName, "yaml"))
-         && virtualFile.parent?.name == "workflows"
-         && virtualFile.parent?.parent?.name == ".github"
+         && workflowDirIndex != -1
+         && githubDirIndex != -1
+         && workflowDirIndex > githubDirIndex
 }