diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index 79eb74e..70fa39a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
             cd "$pkg"
 
             # Build package as non-root user
-            su builder -c "makepkg -sfd --noconfirm"
+            su builder -c "BUILDDIR=. makepkg -sfd --noconfirm"
 
             # Find the built package file
             PKG_FILE=$(ls -t *.pkg.tar.zst 2>/dev/null | head -1)