diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4c741a43e..60b6db913 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build GeoIP
         run: |
           git clone --depth 1 --no-checkout https://github.com/maxmind/geoip-api-c.git
+          cd geoip-api-c
           git fetch --tags
           # Check out the last release, v1.6.12
           git checkout 4b526e7331ca1d692b74a0509ddcc725622ed31a
-          cd geoip-api-c
           autoreconf --install
           ./configure --disable-dependency-tracking --disable-silent-rules --prefix=/opt/homebrew
           make install