diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeowner-review-request.yml b/.github/workflows/codeowner-review-request.yml
index f12791c5c1..c6f5864983 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeowner-review-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeowner-review-request.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.repository == 'esphome/esphome' && !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
+      - name: Checkout base branch
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
 
       - name: Request reviews from component codeowners
         uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0