diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 73ae685048..a5b25e0839 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@ jobs:
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-      uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 1
-        path: go/src/github.com/pingcap/tidb-operator
+        ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+        path: go/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
 
     - name: make ${{ matrix.target }}
       run: |
         # workaround for https://github.com/actions/setup-go/issues/14
-        export GOPATH=/home/runner/work/tidb-operator/go
+        export GOPATH=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/go
         export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin
         make $target
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/go/src/github.com/${{ github.repository }}
       env:
         target: ${{ matrix.target }}