diff --git a/.lintrunner.toml b/.lintrunner.toml
index ce94dcbc818..fedaad23998 100644
--- a/.lintrunner.toml
+++ b/.lintrunner.toml
@@ -870,6 +870,8 @@ include_patterns = [
     '.github/workflows/pull.yml',
     '.github/workflows/trunk.yml',
     '.github/workflows/periodic.yml',
+    '.github/workflows/mac-mps.yml',
+    '.github/workflows/slow.yml',
 ]
 command = [
     'python3',
diff --git a/tools/linter/adapters/workflow_consistency_linter.py b/tools/linter/adapters/workflow_consistency_linter.py
index b856880aa00..3e76483c1e1 100644
--- a/tools/linter/adapters/workflow_consistency_linter.py
+++ b/tools/linter/adapters/workflow_consistency_linter.py
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             if "if" in job:
                 del job["if"]
 
+            # same is true for ['with']['test-matrix']
+            if "test-matrix" in job.get("with", {}):
+                del job["with"]["test-matrix"]
+
             tag_to_jobs[sync_tag].append((path, {job_id: job}))
 
     # For each sync tag, check that all the jobs have the same code.