diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6b9a1fa3bd..e39d33d7f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Bare metal
       run: ./v -freestanding -o bare vlib/os/bare/bare_example_linux.v
     - name: x64 machine code generation
-      run: cd examples/x64 && ./v -x64 hello_world.v && ./hello_world
+      run: cd examples/x64 && ../v -x64 hello_world.v && ./hello_world
 
   build-ubuntu-tcc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04