diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ad966e0e8..e78974358 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
   # ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   linux:
     name: ${{ matrix.coin }} package (Linux x86_64)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ${{ (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) && fromJSON('["self-hosted","Linux","X64","c2pool-build"]') || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: