diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 9449e136dd..52ba66dd0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [make]
     steps:
       - run: exit 1
+        working-directory:
         if: ${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}
 
 defaults:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 2a9c755146..7999965f04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [make]
     steps:
       - run: exit 1
+        working-directory:
         if: ${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}
 
 defaults:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yjit-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/yjit-macos.yml
index 3c9b94e1ba..6413e6b5ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yjit-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yjit-macos.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [make]
     steps:
       - run: exit 1
+        working-directory:
         if: ${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}
 
 defaults:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yjit-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/yjit-ubuntu.yml
index 6354c39084..207089d86a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yjit-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yjit-ubuntu.yml
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [make]
     steps:
       - run: exit 1
+        working-directory:
         if: ${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}
 
 defaults: