diff --git a/.github/workflows/codspeed.yml b/.github/workflows/codspeed.yml
index 1b342e74..128bdc49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codspeed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codspeed.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           bins: cargo-codspeed
 
       - name: Build the benchmark target(s)
+        working-directory: ./benchmarks
         run: cargo codspeed build
 
       - name: Run the benchmarks