diff --git a/.github/workflows/golint.yml b/.github/workflows/golint.yml
index e75088c2..f6ceac2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golint.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
         go-version: '1.21'
+        # workaround: when the files to be extracted are already present, tar extraction in Golangci Lint fails with the "File exists"
+        # https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint-action/issues/807
+        cache: false
 
     - name: golangci-lint
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3