diff --git a/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh b/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
index 252f349e..1ff6bdfa 100755
--- a/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function BuildFileList() {
     ###################################################
     # Filter files if FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE is not set #
     ###################################################
-    if [ "${IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES}" == "true" ] && git check-ignore "$FILE"; then
+    if [ "${IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES}" == "true" ] && git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" check-ignore "$FILE"; then
       debug "${FILE} is ignored by Git. Skipping ${FILE}"
       continue
     fi