diff --git a/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/SelfHostedQuery.qll b/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/SelfHostedQuery.qll
index 94c6c49a34b..898af1a699a 100644
--- a/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/SelfHostedQuery.qll
+++ b/ql/lib/codeql/actions/security/SelfHostedQuery.qll
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ string selfHostedRunnerRegexp() {
  */
 predicate staticallyIdentifiedSelfHostedRunner(Job job) {
   exists(string label |
-    job.getATriggerEvent() =
+    job.getATriggerEvent().getName() =
       ["pull_request", "pull_request_review", "pull_request_review_comment", "pull_request_target"] and
     label = job.getARunsOnLabel() and
     not label.regexpMatch(selfHostedRunnerRegexp())