diff --git a/.github/workflows/eval-aliases.yml b/.github/workflows/eval-aliases.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d9f527d0e7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/eval-aliases.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Eval aliases
+
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  get-merge-commit:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/get-merge-commit.yml
+
+  eval-aliases:
+    name: Eval nixpkgs with aliases enabled
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: [ get-merge-commit ]
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the PR at the test merge commit
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.get-merge-commit.outputs.mergedSha }}
+          path: nixpkgs
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@526118121621777ccd86f79b04685a9319637641 # v31
+        with:
+          extra_nix_config: sandbox = true
+
+      - name: Ensure flake outputs on all systems still evaluate
+        run: nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' flake check --all-systems --no-build ./nixpkgs
+
+      - name: Query nixpkgs with aliases enabled to check for basic syntax errors
+        run: |
+          time nix-env -I ./nixpkgs -f ./nixpkgs -qa '*' --option restrict-eval true --option allow-import-from-derivation false >/dev/null
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eval.yml b/.github/workflows/eval.yml
index e5fa2732a757..29ffedea5b5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eval.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eval.yml
@@ -59,29 +59,6 @@ jobs:
           name: paths
           path: result/*
 
-  eval-aliases:
-    name: Eval nixpkgs with aliases enabled
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    needs: [ get-merge-commit ]
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out the PR at the test merge commit
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ needs.get-merge-commit.outputs.mergedSha }}
-          path: nixpkgs
-
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@526118121621777ccd86f79b04685a9319637641 # v31
-        with:
-          extra_nix_config: sandbox = true
-
-      - name: Ensure flake outputs on all systems still evaluate
-        run: nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' flake check --all-systems --no-build ./nixpkgs
-
-      - name: Query nixpkgs with aliases enabled to check for basic syntax errors
-        run: |
-          time nix-env -I ./nixpkgs -f ./nixpkgs -qa '*' --option restrict-eval true --option allow-import-from-derivation false >/dev/null
-
   outpaths:
     name: Outpaths
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04