diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
index 8673dbc15..a7e58faba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
@@ -413,11 +413,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        include:
-          - { arch: aarch64, distro: alpine_latest }
-          - { arch: aarch64, distro: ubuntu_latest }
-          - { arch: riscv64, distro: alpine_latest }
-          - { arch: riscv64, distro: ubuntu_latest }
+        arch: [aarch64, riscv64]
+        distro: [alpine_latest, ubuntu_latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Test the console output