diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3cba95905b..412b2562be 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ repos:
         name: Check if all apps readme files match given .build-test-rules.yml files. Modify the supported target tables
         entry: tools/ci/check_build_test_rules.py check-readmes
         language: python
-        files: 'tools/test_apps/.+|examples/.+|components/.+'
+        files: 'tools/test_apps/.+|examples/.+|components/.+|tools/idf_py_actions/constants.py|tools/ci/check_build_test_rules.py'
+        require_serial: true
         additional_dependencies:
           - PyYAML == 5.3.1
           - idf_build_apps
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_build_test_rules.py b/tools/ci/check_build_test_rules.py
index b25d30c7c5..3823148aa9 100755
--- a/tools/ci/check_build_test_rules.py
+++ b/tools/ci/check_build_test_rules.py
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             else:
                 check_dirs.add(p)
 
+        if 'tools/idf_py_actions/constants.py' in arg.paths or 'tools/ci/check_build_test_rules.py' in arg.paths:
+            check_all = True
+
         if check_all:
             check_dirs = {IDF_PATH}
             _exclude_dirs = [os.path.join(IDF_PATH, 'tools', 'unit-test-app'),