diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 93669d531..716a463cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -103,12 +103,10 @@ jobs:
         id: cmake_build
         run: |
           sysctl -a
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
           # Metal is disabled due to intermittent failures with Github runners not having a GPU:
           # https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/actions/runs/8635935781/job/23674807267#step:5:2313
-          cmake -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON -DLLAMA_METAL=OFF -DLLAMA_CURL=ON ..
-          cmake --build . --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
+          cmake -B build -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON -DLLAMA_METAL=OFF -DLLAMA_CURL=ON
+          cmake --build build --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
 
       - name: Test
         id: cmake_test