diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
index 82065852e..fecd5a9b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Run pkgcheck
-        uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace
+        uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
         with:
           args: --exit warning -k ,-NonsolvableDepsInStable,-NonsolvableDepsInDev,-PotentialStable --commits HEAD^..${{ github.sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
index f25ca824d..7b7f91cd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck_merge.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Run pkgcheck
-        uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
       - run: git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace
+        uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
         with:
           args: --exit warning -k ,-NonsolvableDepsInStable,-NonsolvableDepsInDev,-PotentialStable --commits HEAD^..${{ github.sha }}