diff --git a/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml b/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
index 549563d4ec26..9c3ee597d1cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/editorconfig.yml
@@ -33,11 +33,9 @@ jobs:
         # nixpkgs commit is pinned so that it doesn't break
         # editorconfig-checker 2.4.0
         nix_path: nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/c473cc8714710179df205b153f4e9fa007107ff9.tar.gz
-    - name: install editorconfig-checker
-      run: nix-env -iA editorconfig-checker -f '<nixpkgs>'
     - name: Checking EditorConfig
       run: |
-        cat "$HOME/changed_files" | xargs -r editorconfig-checker -disable-indent-size
+        cat "$HOME/changed_files" | nix-shell -p editorconfig-checker --run 'xargs -r editorconfig-checker -disable-indent-size'
     - if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: |
         echo "::error :: Hey! It looks like your changes don't follow our editorconfig settings. Read https://editorconfig.org/#download to configure your editor so you never see this error again."