diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index aeb53a060d..16e5de5a7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@ 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
-        env:
-          PWD: $(pwd)
 
       # Enable turboboost, hyperthreading and use powersave governor
       - name: Restore machine