diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-compileonly.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux-compileonly.yaml
index cfa3cf28..73d17f0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-compileonly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-compileonly.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: nvidia/cuda:11.7.1-devel-ubuntu22.04
       env:
+        GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }} # I think checkout uses this variable, but it's not set in the container?
         KOKKOS_SRC: ${{ github.workspace }}/_deps/kokkos
         KOKKOS_BUILD: ${{ github.workspace }}/_deps/kokkos-build
         KOKKOS_INSTALL: ${{ github.workspace }}/_deps/kokkos-install