diff --git a/src/git-source-provider.ts b/src/git-source-provider.ts
index 1e312ca..0a39c77 100644
--- a/src/git-source-provider.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-provider.ts
@@ -272,9 +272,11 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
     core.endGroup()
 
     // LFS checkout
-    core.startGroup('Checking out LFS objects')
-    await git.lfsCheckout()
-    core.endGroup()
+    if (settings.lfs && !settings.sparseCheckout) {
+        core.startGroup('Checking out LFS objects')
+        await git.lfsCheckout()
+        core.endGroup()
+    }
 
     // Submodules
     if (settings.submodules) {