diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-java.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-java.yml
index 358083d70d0c9..5efaf7ea3f0dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-java.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run linter
         uses: ./.github/actions/bazel-test
         with:
-          query: attr(tags, lint, tests(//java/...))
+          query: attr(tags, lint, tests(//java/...)) except attr(tags, no-lint, tests(//java/...))
 
   browser_tests:
     if: ${{ needs.check_workflow.outputs.result == 'true' || github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || contains(toJson(github.event.commits), '[run java]') == true }}