diff --git a/.github/workflows/dd-static-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/dd-static-analysis.yml
index e0d1221d832..dc51676e6e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dd-static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dd-static-analysis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ on: [push]
 
 jobs:
   check-quality:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
     name: Datadog Static Analyzer
     steps:
       - name: Checkout