diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-images/yocto-builder/entrypoint-yocto-check-layer.sh b/.github/workflows/docker-images/yocto-builder/entrypoint-yocto-check-layer.sh
index 55566a9..d11e9fd 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-images/yocto-builder/entrypoint-yocto-check-layer.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-images/yocto-builder/entrypoint-yocto-check-layer.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ GIT_REPO_PATH="/work"
 [ -d "$GIT_REPO_PATH/.git" ] ||
     error "Can't find a git checkout under $GIT_REPO_PATH ."
 
+# The GitHub runner user and the container user might differ making git error
+# out with:
+# 	error: fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/work'
+# Avoid this as the security risk is minimum here while guarding the git hooks
+# via PRs.
+git config --global --add safe.directory /work
+
 TEMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
 cd "$TEMP_DIR"