diff --git a/tools/build-gh.sh b/tools/build-gh.sh
index 1ba642e82..f10b3497b 100755
--- a/tools/build-gh.sh
+++ b/tools/build-gh.sh
@@ -74,11 +74,13 @@ COMMON_OPTIONS+=${EXTRA_OPTIONS}
 
 : "${FIRMARE_TARGET:="firmware-size"}"
 
+# workaround for GH repo owner
+git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd)"
+
 # wipe build directory clean
 rm -rf build && mkdir -p build && cd build
 
 GIT_SHA_SHORT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-#GIT_TAG=`git describe --tags`
 
 target_names=$(echo "$FLAVOR" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr ';' '\n')