diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality.yaml b/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
index a0dda68e4..70fc77a91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
 
       - name: Clippy (default features)
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --locked --all --all-targets --tests -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
 
       - name: Clippy (default features + guest_debug)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --locked --all --all-targets --tests --features "guest_debug" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --features "guest_debug" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
 
       - name: Clippy (default features + tracing)
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --locked --all --all-targets --tests --features "tracing" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --tests --features "tracing" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
 
       - name: Clippy (mshv)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "mshv" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "mshv" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
 
       - name: Clippy (mshv + kvm)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "mshv,kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "mshv,kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
 
       - name: Clippy (kvm + tdx)
         if: ${{ matrix.target == 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           use-cross: ${{ matrix.target != 'x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu' }}
           command: clippy
-          args: --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "tdx,kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
+          args: --target=${{ matrix.target }} --locked --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "tdx,kvm" -- -D warnings -D clippy::undocumented_unsafe_blocks
 
       - name: Check build did not modify any files
         run: test -z "$(git status --porcelain)"