diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index cce709e2c550e5..995a42d15b1fb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ on: [push]
 
 env:
   RELEASE_START: 1150 # 1150, as this is latest build by GitLab CI
-  CCACHE_DIR: $RUNNER_TEMP/ccache
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
         apt-get -y install docker.io
     - name: Set up QEMU
       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+    - name: Configure ccache
+      run: echo "CCACHE_DIR=${{ env.RUNNER_TEMP }}/ccache" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Reset ccache statistics
       run: ccache -M 0 -F 0
     - name: Build package