diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 918fd841cf..c95151ba7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -37,19 +37,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build SwiftShader
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          cd swiftshader
           export PATH=$ANDROID_NDK_ROOT/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/:$PATH
-          git -C SwiftShader submodule init
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/cppdap".url "$srcdir/cppdap"
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/googletest".url "$srcdir/googletest"
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/json".url "$srcdir/json"
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/libbacktrace/src".url "$srcdir/libbacktrace"
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/PowerVR_Examples".url "$srcdir/Native_SDK"
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/benchmark".url "$srcdir/benchmark"
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/glslang".url "$srcdir/glslang"
+          git submodule init
+          git config submodule."third_party/cppdap".url "$srcdir/cppdap"
+          git config submodule."third_party/googletest".url "$srcdir/googletest"
+          git config submodule."third_party/json".url "$srcdir/json"
+          git config submodule."third_party/libbacktrace/src".url "$srcdir/libbacktrace"
+          git config submodule."third_party/PowerVR_Examples".url "$srcdir/Native_SDK"
+          git config submodule."third_party/benchmark".url "$srcdir/benchmark"
+          git config submodule."third_party/glslang".url "$srcdir/glslang"
           # this repo is not publicly accessible so we won't fetch it
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/git-hooks".update none
-          git -C SwiftShader config submodule."third_party/llvm-project".update none
-          git -C SwiftShader -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update
+          git config submodule."third_party/git-hooks".update none
+          git config submodule."third_party/llvm-project".update none
+          git -c protocol.file.allow=always submodule update
 
           cmake \
             -G Ninja \