diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-news.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-news.lock.yml
index 4da3a35be8b..44b9ce31bc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-news.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-news.lock.yml
@@ -1022,9 +1022,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT=""
           GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE="${RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE:-/opt/hostedtoolcache}"
           if [ -d "$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE" ]; then
-            if [[ "$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE" != /opt/* ]]; then
-              GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:ro"
-            fi
+            GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:ro"
           elif [ -d "/home/runner/work/_tool" ]; then
             GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="/home/runner/work/_tool:/home/runner/work/_tool:ro"
           fi
@@ -1622,9 +1620,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT=""
           GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE="${RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE:-/opt/hostedtoolcache}"
           if [ -d "$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE" ]; then
-            if [[ "$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE" != /opt/* ]]; then
-              GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:ro"
-            fi
+            GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:ro"
           elif [ -d "/home/runner/work/_tool" ]; then
             GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="/home/runner/work/_tool:/home/runner/work/_tool:ro"
           fi
@@ -2151,4 +2147,3 @@ jobs:
             actions/setup
           sparse-checkout-cone-mode: true
           persist-credentials: false
-
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/awf_config_test.go b/pkg/workflow/awf_config_test.go
index 40c04aa6276..e5d26d1c77f 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/awf_config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/awf_config_test.go
@@ -1174,7 +1174,8 @@ func TestBuildAWFCommand_AddsToolCacheMountProbe(t *testing.T) {
 	command := BuildAWFCommand(config)
 
 	assert.Contains(t, command, `GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE="${RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE:-/opt/hostedtoolcache}"`, "should detect RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE with hostedtoolcache fallback")
-	assert.Contains(t, command, `GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:ro"`, "should mount non-/opt tool cache paths")
+	assert.Contains(t, command, `GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:ro"`, "should mount detected tool cache path")
+	assert.NotContains(t, command, `if [[ "$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE" != /opt/* ]]; then`, "should not skip /opt tool cache paths")
 	assert.Contains(t, command, `GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT="/home/runner/work/_tool:/home/runner/work/_tool:ro"`, "should include fallback mount for legacy _tool path")
 	assert.Contains(t, command, `${GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT:+--mount "$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE_MOUNT"}`, "should inject tool-cache mount args into awf invocation")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/awf_helpers.go b/pkg/workflow/awf_helpers.go
index 7c02c49c0d4..df79d3bff52 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/awf_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/awf_helpers.go
@@ -202,9 +202,7 @@ fi`,
 	toolCacheMountProbe := fmt.Sprintf(`%s=""
 GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE="${RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE:-/opt/hostedtoolcache}"
 if [ -d "$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE" ]; then
-  if [[ "$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE" != /opt/* ]]; then
-    %s="$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:ro"
-  fi
+  %s="$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:$GH_AW_TOOL_CACHE:ro"
 elif [ -d "/home/runner/work/_tool" ]; then
   %s="/home/runner/work/_tool:/home/runner/work/_tool:ro"
 fi`,