diff --git a/apps/sparo-lib/src/cli/commands/checkout.ts b/apps/sparo-lib/src/cli/commands/checkout.ts
index 052b1af..d542b6e 100644
--- a/apps/sparo-lib/src/cli/commands/checkout.ts
+++ b/apps/sparo-lib/src/cli/commands/checkout.ts
@@ -204,11 +204,14 @@ export class CheckoutCommand implements ICommand<ICheckoutCommandOptions> {
       throw new Error(`git checkout failed`);
     }
 
-    // sync local sparse checkout state with given profiles.
-    await this._sparoProfileService.syncProfileState({
-      profiles: isNoProfile ? undefined : profiles,
-      addProfiles
-    });
+    // No need to sync sparse checkout state if the target kind is file path
+    if (checkoutTargetKind !== 'filePath') {
+      // Sync local sparse checkout state with given profiles.
+      await this._sparoProfileService.syncProfileState({
+        profiles: isNoProfile ? undefined : profiles,
+        addProfiles
+      });
+    }
   };
 
   public getHelp(): string {
diff --git a/common/changes/sparo/fix-checkout-filepath_2024-03-29-21-20.json b/common/changes/sparo/fix-checkout-filepath_2024-03-29-21-20.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b282682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/sparo/fix-checkout-filepath_2024-03-29-21-20.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "sparo",
+      "comment": "No need to sync sparse checkout state if the target kind is file path",
+      "type": "none"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "sparo"
+}
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