diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-helm-spec.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-helm-spec.yml
index 8b81ccf90..2a17d5368 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-helm-spec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-helm-spec.yml
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "helm-docs" >> $GITHUB_PATH
           sudo mv helm-docs /usr/local/bin/
-      # Checkout the main branch of the helm-charts repository.
-      - name: Checkout helm-charts repository
+      - name: Checkout redpanda-operator repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          repository: redpanda-data/helm-charts
+          repository: redpanda-data/redpanda-operator
           ref: main
           path: helm-charts
           token: ${{ env.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }}