diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-strings.yml b/.github/workflows/check-strings.yml
index d092d9f2..ef70a1dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-strings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-strings.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Check remaining locales
       run: |
-        find lib/l10n/ -name "app_en.arb" -prune -o -name "*.arb" -print0 | xargs -n 1 -0 ./check_strings.py >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY || echo "::warning::Problems in locales"
+        find lib/l10n/ -name "app_en.arb" -prune -o -name "*.arb" -print0 | xargs -r -n 1 -0 ./check_strings.py >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY || echo "::warning::Problems in locales"
 
     - uses: subosito/flutter-action@v2
       with: