diff --git a/.github/workflows/meson.yml b/.github/workflows/meson.yml
index b04d807..7c00044 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/meson.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/meson.yml
@@ -326,8 +326,9 @@ jobs:
           version=$(printf "%s-dev" $(date +'%y.%m.%d'))
         fi
         #Change ownership back before running deb/rpm creation
-        CURRENT_UID=$(id -u)
-        CURRENT_GID=$(id -g)
+        CURRENT_USER=$(whoami)
+        CURRENT_UID=$(getent passwd "$CURRENT_USER" | cut -d: -f3)
+        CURRENT_GID=$(getent passwd "$CURRENT_USER" | cut -d: -f4)
         sudo chown -R $CURRENT_UID:$CURRENT_GID build
         sed -i '/version:/ s/"[^"][^"]*"/"'"$version"'"/' ../../nfpm.yaml
         nfpm package -f ../../nfpm.yaml -p deb -t ..