diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
index bb9bfd57c1773..1610637b8db6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkgcheck.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - run: HOME="${RUNNER_TEMP}/_github_home" git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace
+
+      - name: git set safe.directory
+        run: HOME="${RUNNER_TEMP}/_github_home" git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace
+
       - name: Run pkgcheck
         uses: pkgcore/pkgcheck-action@v1
         with: