diff --git a/.github/workflows/weblate-merge-po.yml b/.github/workflows/weblate-merge-po.yml
index 8700618681..244e9b2aa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weblate-merge-po.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weblate-merge-po.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Validate the PO files
         working-directory: ./agama
-        run:  msgfmt --check-format -o /dev/null web/po/*.po
+        run:  ls web/po/*.po | xargs -n1 msgfmt --check-format -o /dev/null
 
       # any changes besides the timestamps in the PO files?
       - name: Check changes