diff --git a/.github/workflows/rocky.yml b/.github/workflows/rocky.yml
index c9bf2d1f..1005cbc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rocky.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rocky.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
             cpanm Parse::RecDescent
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: git annoyance
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/imager/imager
       - name: configure
         run: |
           perl Makefile.PL