diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-parallels-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-parallels-x64.yml
index e1bc3ed9d..19f82e850 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-parallels-x64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-parallels-x64.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ---
 on:
-  workflow_call:
-
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
 env:
   PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
   # PACKER_LOG: "1"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-arm64.yml
index 0b169f984..8bc108831 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-arm64.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
 
 env:
   PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-x64.yml
index 07b9120d3..1063cbe38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-x64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-virtualbox-x64.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
 
 env:
   PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-vmware-arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-vmware-arm64.yml
index 409446a50..1a7b55489 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-vmware-arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-vmware-arm64.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
 
 env:
   PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-vmware-x64.yml b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-vmware-x64.yml
index 79f67d8b1..523bc23b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-vmware-x64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkr-bld-vmware-x64.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 on:
-  workflow_call:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
 
 env:
   PACKER_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"