diff --git a/pkg/workflow/compiler_types.go b/pkg/workflow/compiler_types.go
index 8e83fe72874..0231986fccc 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/compiler_types.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/compiler_types.go
@@ -641,7 +641,15 @@ func (d *WorkflowData) PinContext() *actionpins.PinContext {
 	// resolver targets that host and fails to resolve actions/* repos which live
 	// on github.com.  Silently falling back to bundled hardcoded pins in that
 	// case produces unverified SHA pins, so disable the fallback.
-	if ghHost := os.Getenv("GH_HOST"); ghHost != "" && ghHost != "github.com" {
+	// When GH_HOST is unset, fall back to the programmatic default host (set
+	// for example from auto-detected git remotes).  Mirror setupGHCommand's
+	// (github_cli.go) precedence: GH_HOST wins when present; default host is
+	// only consulted when GH_HOST is absent.
+	if ghHost := os.Getenv("GH_HOST"); ghHost != "" {
+		if ghHost != "github.com" {
+			pinCtx.SkipHardcodedFallback = true
+		}
+	} else if defaultHost := getDefaultGHHost(); defaultHost != "" && defaultHost != "github.com" {
 		pinCtx.SkipHardcodedFallback = true
 	}
 	return pinCtx
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/compiler_types_test.go b/pkg/workflow/compiler_types_test.go
index 8d206e74906..44fd2660cbb 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/compiler_types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/compiler_types_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestWorkflowData_PinContext_SkipHardcodedFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	originalDefaultHost := getDefaultGHHost()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		SetDefaultGHHost(originalDefaultHost)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("sets SkipHardcodedFallback when GH_HOST is a non-github.com host", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Setenv("GH_HOST", "myorg.ghe.com")
 
@@ -31,8 +36,21 @@ func TestWorkflowData_PinContext_SkipHardcodedFallback(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.False(t, ctx.SkipHardcodedFallback, "Expected SkipHardcodedFallback to be false when GH_HOST is github.com")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("GH_HOST=github.com wins over non-github.com default host", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("GH_HOST", "github.com")
+		SetDefaultGHHost("myorg.ghe.com")
+		t.Cleanup(func() { SetDefaultGHHost("") })
+
+		d := &WorkflowData{}
+		ctx := d.PinContext()
+
+		require.NotNil(t, ctx)
+		assert.False(t, ctx.SkipHardcodedFallback, "Expected SkipHardcodedFallback to be false when GH_HOST=github.com even if default host is GHE")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("does not set SkipHardcodedFallback when GH_HOST is not set", func(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, os.Unsetenv("GH_HOST"))
+		SetDefaultGHHost("")
 
 		d := &WorkflowData{}
 		ctx := d.PinContext()
@@ -41,6 +59,28 @@ func TestWorkflowData_PinContext_SkipHardcodedFallback(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.False(t, ctx.SkipHardcodedFallback, "Expected SkipHardcodedFallback to be false when GH_HOST is not set")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("sets SkipHardcodedFallback when default GH host is a non-github.com host", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.NoError(t, os.Unsetenv("GH_HOST"))
+		SetDefaultGHHost("myorg.ghe.com")
+
+		d := &WorkflowData{}
+		ctx := d.PinContext()
+
+		require.NotNil(t, ctx)
+		assert.True(t, ctx.SkipHardcodedFallback, "Expected SkipHardcodedFallback to be true when default GH host is a GHE host")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("does not set SkipHardcodedFallback when default GH host is github.com", func(t *testing.T) {
+		require.NoError(t, os.Unsetenv("GH_HOST"))
+		SetDefaultGHHost("github.com")
+
+		d := &WorkflowData{}
+		ctx := d.PinContext()
+
+		require.NotNil(t, ctx)
+		assert.False(t, ctx.SkipHardcodedFallback, "Expected SkipHardcodedFallback to be false when default GH host is github.com")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("returns nil for nil WorkflowData", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var d *WorkflowData
 		ctx := d.PinContext()
diff --git a/pkg/workflow/github_cli_wasm.go b/pkg/workflow/github_cli_wasm.go
index 1ce876e20cc..f943f72e968 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/github_cli_wasm.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/github_cli_wasm.go
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ func RunGHCombined(spinnerMessage string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 func ForceGHHostEnv(cmd *exec.Cmd, host string) {
 	// no-op in Wasm: gh CLI subprocesses are not run
 }
+
+// SetDefaultGHHost is a no-op in Wasm builds; GH CLI is unavailable.
+func SetDefaultGHHost(_ string) {}
+
+// getDefaultGHHost always returns "" in Wasm builds.
+func getDefaultGHHost() string { return "" }