diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8b52189b68..a159f99672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ jobs:
       - e2e
       - windows-unit
       - windows-e2e
-    if: always()
+    # Run on success or upstream failure but skip when the workflow is cancelled
+    # — `always()` would override `cancel-in-progress` and waste a runner.
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     steps:
       - name: Check CI job results
         run: |