diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/debian/x86_build.sh b/.gitlab-ci/container/debian/x86_build.sh
index 1c1f9f7b6be..8fa9f083a4d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/debian/x86_build.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/debian/x86_build.sh
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ make
 popd
 
 git clone https://github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Headers -b v1.602.0-r1 --depth 1
-pushd DirectX-Headers
-mkdir build
-cd build
+mkdir -p DirectX-Headers/build
+pushd DirectX-Headers/build
 meson .. --backend=ninja --buildtype=release -Dbuild-test=false
 ninja
 ninja install