diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
index 6acd97a938..a03f1e6584 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ jobs:
           echo "Merge-base: $MB"
           python scripts/check_gcov_coverage.py --commit="${MB}...${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
         else
+          # For push events, fetch enough history to resolve HEAD^
+          git fetch --no-tags --prune --depth=2 origin
+          echo "Using HEAD commit for push event"
           python scripts/check_gcov_coverage.py --commit=HEAD
         fi
     - name: Archive screenshot errors