diff --git a/.github/workflows/packaging-test-pipelines.yml b/.github/workflows/packaging-test-pipelines.yml
index 547c928b2..63e1095c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packaging-test-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packaging-test-pipelines.yml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Make
         run: |
           set -ex
-          git config --global --add safe.directory "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+          git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/citus/citus
           make -sj$(cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "core id" | wc -l) 2>&1 | tee -a output.log
 
           # Check the exit code of the make command