diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2fbc691258f..3b294390542 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Capture coverage info
       run: |
-        cd build
+        (cd build && \
         gcovr --exclude="../extern/*" --sonarqube --branches --output coverage.xml --root .. .)
 
     - name: Print coverage info file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
index 9ccb7c9dd9b..76199e2b0df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarcloud.yml
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Capture coverage info
       run: |
-        cd build
+        (cd build && \
         gcovr --exclude="../extern/*" --sonarqube --branches --output coverage.xml --root .. .)
 
     - name: Print coverage info file