diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 609e1bd9..8e265dc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get latest stable Python source
         if: matrix.goal == 'build' && steps.cache-python-ssl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
+          cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/src"
           git clone https://github.com/python/cpython.git
           cd "${PYTHON_SOURCE_PATH}"
           export LATEST_STABLE_TAG=$(git tag --list | grep -v a | grep -v rc | grep -v b | sort -Vr | head -n1)