diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 24cf045d3..f3bdf9cfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -543,7 +543,8 @@ jobs:
           cargo xtask test --llvm-cov
 
       - name: check naga snapshots
-        run: git diff --exit-code -- naga/tests/out
+        # git diff doesn't check untracked files, we need to stage those then compare with HEAD.
+        run: git add . && git diff --exit-code HEAD naga/tests/out
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always() # We want artifacts even if the tests fail.