diff --git a/.github/workflows/apple.yml b/.github/workflows/apple.yml
index a04d9f74..8e46ec30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apple.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apple.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   pythonbuild:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index b16aa9b9..ea30b205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 3962fa3e..364d982e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   pythonbuild:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 7e317a13..2f2b5f3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.sha }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
 
 jobs:
   pythonbuild: