diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
index abd8edd08b..f4c761e9e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-asset-shim-v2:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    needs: build-asset
+    needs: [build-asset, build-asset-rootfs]
     steps:
       - name: Login to Kata Containers quay.io
         if: ${{ inputs.push-to-registry == 'yes' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
index f7d5649948..d0a38d98c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-asset-shim-v2:
     runs-on: arm64-builder
-    needs: build-asset
+    needs: [build-asset, build-asset-rootfs]
     steps:
       - name: Login to Kata Containers quay.io
         if: ${{ inputs.push-to-registry == 'yes' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
index 77607d8789..a1838b1b8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-asset-shim-v2:
     runs-on: ppc64le
-    needs: build-asset
+    needs: [build-asset, build-asset-rootfs]
     steps:
       - name: Prepare the self-hosted runner
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
index b948bf3925..aee654d764 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build-asset-shim-v2:
     runs-on: s390x
-    needs: build-asset
+    needs: [build-asset, build-asset-rootfs]
     steps:
       - name: Login to Kata Containers quay.io
         if: ${{ inputs.push-to-registry == 'yes' }}