diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
index 36e685b..17a4cb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         path: ${{github.workspace}}/monero/
 
     - name: Checkout git dependencies
-      run: (cd ${{github.workspace}} && git submodule update --init --force)
+      run: (cd ${{github.workspace}}/monero && git submodule update --init --force)
 
     - name: Configure Monero
       run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/monero/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} ${{github.workspace}}/monero