diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e9d765019a..ca0aa2e0e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install rhash -y
           go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/v2@latest
-          mkdir -p build
-          cp yq.1 build/yq.1
           ./scripts/xcompile.sh
 
       - name: Release
diff --git a/scripts/xcompile.sh b/scripts/xcompile.sh
index 41847eaf2d..8009e13586 100755
--- a/scripts/xcompile.sh
+++ b/scripts/xcompile.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ if [ -z "$CI" ]; then
   GORELEASER+=" --snapshot"
 fi
 
+mkdir -p build
+
 $GORELEASER
 
+cp yq.1 build/yq.1
+
 cd build
 
 # Remove artifacts from goreleaser