diff --git a/.github/workflows/eval.yml b/.github/workflows/eval.yml
index 2db06fd9937c..bbc50810f5d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eval.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eval.yml
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: [eval]
     if: inputs.targetSha
     permissions:
-      issues: write # needed to create *new* labels
-      pull-requests: write
       statuses: write
     steps:
       - name: Download output paths and eval stats for all systems
@@ -217,25 +215,6 @@ jobs:
               target_url
             })
 
-  labels:
-    name: Labels
-    needs: [compare]
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/labels.yml
-    permissions:
-      issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
-
-  reviewers:
-    name: Reviewers
-    # No dependency on "compare", so that it can start at the same time.
-    # We only wait for the "comparison" artifact to be available, which makes the start-to-finish time
-    # for the eval workflow considerably faster.
-    needs: [eval]
-    if: inputs.targetSha
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/reviewers.yml
-    secrets:
-      OWNER_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.OWNER_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-
   misc:
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'push' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 51828270178f..667a130287af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/eval.yml
     permissions:
       # compare
-      issues: write
-      pull-requests: write
       statuses: write
     secrets:
       OWNER_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.OWNER_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
@@ -70,6 +68,22 @@ jobs:
       targetSha: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.targetSha }}
       systems: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.systems }}
 
+  labels:
+    name: Labels
+    needs: [eval]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/labels.yml
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+
+  reviewers:
+    name: Reviewers
+    needs: [prepare, eval]
+    if: needs.prepare.outputs.targetSha
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/reviewers.yml
+    secrets:
+      OWNER_APP_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.OWNER_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
   build:
     name: Build
     needs: [prepare]