diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b96f8c54a..b6c809d13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
+          cd pkg/debian/linux
+
           export LOCALVERSION="-surface"
           make bindeb-pkg -j2