diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-tier1.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-tier1.yml
index 7677df35..27f714e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-tier1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-tier1.yml
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Download Package Requirements
         shell: msys2 {0}
-        working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+        working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}
         run: |
-          mkdir smartmontools
+          mkdir -p build/smartmontools
           cd smartmontools
           wget $SMARTMONTOOLS_URL
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
index b1ad68c0..cf182852 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Download Package Requirements
         shell: msys2 {0}
-        working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
+        working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}
         run: |
-          mkdir smartmontools
+          mkdir -p build/smartmontools
           cd smartmontools
           wget $SMARTMONTOOLS_URL