diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index 16e5de5a7d..748be47637 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ jobs:
       # Pin the benchmark to core 0 and run it at elevated priority.
       - name: Benchmark
         run: |
-          export PWD=$(pwd)
-          sudo nice -n -20 taskset -c 0 sudo -i -u "$USER" -D "$PWD" \
-            cargo +$TOOLCHAIN bench --features ci,bench | tee output.txt
+          sudo nice -n -20 taskset -c 0 sudo -i -u "$USER" sh -c \
+            "cd $(pwd) && cargo +$TOOLCHAIN bench --features ci,bench | tee output.txt"
 
       # Enable turboboost, hyperthreading and use powersave governor
       - name: Restore machine