diff --git a/.github/workflows/mips64.yml b/.github/workflows/mips64.yml
index a5bd7b84b..de7c0c0f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mips64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mips64.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: mips64 qemu test
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+
 jobs:
   TEST:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest