diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cbccfd84a4d6..c7de5a46ce01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -46,5 +46,7 @@ jobs:
   sync:
     if: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/sync_branches.yml
+    with:
+      enabled: ${{ secrets.MIXXX_BRANCH_SYNC_PAT != '' }}
     secrets:
       MIXXX_BRANCH_SYNC_PAT: ${{ secrets.MIXXX_BRANCH_SYNC_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_branches.yml b/.github/workflows/sync_branches.yml
index d6d47ab572a7..3a1f3b23e101 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync_branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_branches.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 name: Sync Branches
 on:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      enabled:
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+        description: >-
+          Whether or not to run this workflow. This is a workaround on the 'secrets' context not being
+          available in 'jobs.<job_id>.if'
+          (https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/accessing-contextual-information-about-workflow-runs#context-availability)
     secrets:
       # PAT setup with content:write and pull_request:write
       MIXXX_BRANCH_SYNC_PAT:
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   sync-branches:
-    if: ${{ inputs.pat_token != '' }}
+    if: ${{ inputs.enabled }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write