diff --git a/.github/codespell.sh b/.github/codespell.sh
index 3266aabc..7c3c9038 100755
--- a/.github/codespell.sh
+++ b/.github/codespell.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ echo "Running codespell on source code..."
 $CODESPELL --skip **/bindings.rs src || result=1
 
 # assuming the main branch is there
-for COMMIT in $(git rev-list main..); do
+for COMMIT in $(git rev-list main.. --); do
 	echo "Running codespell on commit message of $COMMIT..."
 	git show --format=%B -s "$COMMIT" | $CODESPELL - || result=1
 done