diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1d97c0a60928e3..8a42cdad7f3501 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           filter: |
             Doc/**
-            Misc/**
+            # Temporarily skip paths with spaces
+            # (i.e. "C API", "Core and Builtins")
+            # to avoid "Error: One of your files includes a space".
+            # Pending https://github.com/python/core-workflow/issues/186
+            # Misc/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tools-Demos/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/**
+            Misc/NEWS.d/next/macOS/**
             .github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml
       - name: Check for docs changes
         if: >-