diff --git a/.github/workflows/fmt.yml b/.github/workflows/fmt.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9509400f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fmt.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: fmt check
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  fmt:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+      - run: rustup component add rustfmt
+      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: fmt
+          args: --all -- --check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
index 8e4b8ac3..39b61597 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.yml
@@ -5,21 +5,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  fmt:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-      - run: rustup component add rustfmt
-      - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: fmt
-          args: --all -- --check
-
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy: