diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 44b6753b..ffd4dc4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -468,13 +468,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "1) ${PYTHON}"
           "$PYTHON" -m venv venv
           if [[ "${RUNNER_OS}" == "Windows" ]]; then
-            export PYTHON=venv/scripts/python.exe
+            export PYTHON="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/venv/scripts/python.exe"
           else
-            export PYTHON=venv/bin/python
+            export PYTHON="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/venv/bin/python"
           fi
           echo "2) ${PYTHON}"
-          export PYTHON=$(realpath --no-symlinks "$PYTHON")
-          echo "3) ${PYTHON}"
           echo "PYTHON=${PYTHON}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install pip requirements