diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
index 009b753f4fa..a9688f61c11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   build-tarball:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ${{ github.event.repository.private && 'ubuntu-slim' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 6ad66a72676..4128df452b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   analyze:
     if: github.repository == 'nodejs/node'
     name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: read
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc.yml b/.github/workflows/doc.yml
index 9d06f0b2124..d9a2c9b3b77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   build-docs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ${{ github.event.repository.private && 'ubuntu-slim' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index 43a64994207..e550f95684d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         run: NODE=$(command -v node) make lint-addon-docs
   lint-cpp:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ${{ github.event.repository.private && 'ubuntu-slim' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
         with:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make lint-cpp
   format-cpp:
     if: ${{ github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.draft == false && github.base_ref == github.event.repository.default_branch }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ${{ github.event.repository.private && 'ubuntu-slim' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml b/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml
index 73254d292ec..c4701fc73f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
   build-tarball:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     name: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && 'Skipped job' || 'Build slim tarball' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ${{ github.event.repository.private && 'ubuntu-slim' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
         with: