diff --git a/.github/workflows/sycl-detect-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/sycl-detect-changes.yml
index 3be543dd2f15b..6fcff12220057 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sycl-detect-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sycl-detect-changes.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           script: |
-            console.log("Number of files changed:");
-            console.log(context.payload.pull_request.changed_files);
-            return context.payload.pull_request.changed_files ;
+            const changedFiles = context.payload.pull_request.changed_files;
+            console.log("Number of files changed:", changedFiles);
+            return { changed_file_cnt: changedFiles } ;
 
       - name: Check file changes
         uses: dorny/paths-filter@de90cc6fb38fc0963ad72b210f1f284cd68cea36
-        if: ${{ steps.changed_files.outputs.changed_files }} < 500
+        if: ${{ steps.changed_files.outputs.changed_file_cnt }} < 500
         id: changes
         with:
           filters: |