diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
index 6deff2320d..2b5a9437b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     name: Code standards (linting)
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        workdir: [".", "./cmd/otel-allocator"]
     steps:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v3
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         args: -v
         version: v1.48
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.workdir }}
 
   security:
     name: Security
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 09ce4b790a..d3602da554 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ vet:
 .PHONY: lint
 lint:
 	golangci-lint run
+	cd cmd/otel-allocator && golangci-lint run
 
 # Generate code
 .PHONY: generate