diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccache.env b/.github/workflows/ccache.env
index 2cae97776a..47455589cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccache.env
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccache.env
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # common ccache env vars for CI
 export CCACHE_SLOPPINESS=file_stat_matches
 
+git config --global --add safe.directory ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+
 mkdir -p ~/.ccache
 echo "base_dir = ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" > ~/.ccache/ccache.conf
 echo "compression = true" >> ~/.ccache/ccache.conf