diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
index 116044ac..780052c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ jobs:
           cd java
           cp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/resources/java/bioformats.jar .
           cp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/resources/java/BioFormatsWrapper.class .
-          cp -r ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/resources/java/jre_macos_arm.zip .
           mkdir -p jre_macos_arm
           cd jre_macos_arm
+          cp -r ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/resources/java/jre_macos_arm.zip .
           unzip jre_macos_arm.zip
           rm -rf jre_macos_arm.zip