diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ebd77e11d1112d31f40c7bf9583448b93ceb16b9..05f66eb4992dd745d16c3530cdfb7149a93c866d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ stages:
   - apt-get update
 
   # create 'ci_deps' folder (if not exists)
+  - cd $CI_PROJECT_DIR
   - mkdir -pv ci_deps
 
 .license_header_template: &license_header_definition