diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 3ec738227d2..94d0d0b9c3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 50
+      # d_do_test.d's `$p:` is buggy and chokes on the default `/Users/runner/work/phobos/phobos` path...
+      - name: Move repo to parent dir (a workaround)
+        run: mv -f * ../
       - name: Clone DMD
         run: |
           set -uexo pipefail
-          ln -s "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" ../phobos
+          cd ..
 
           ref='${{ github.ref }}'
           if [[ "$ref" =~ ^refs/pull/ ]]; then
@@ -61,17 +64,17 @@ jobs:
 
           git clone --branch "$REPO_BRANCH" --depth 1 https://github.com/dlang/dmd.git ../dmd
       - name: Install prerequisites
-        run: cd ../dmd && ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' && 'ci/cirrusci.sh' || 'sudo -E ci/cirrusci.sh' }}
+        run: cd ../../dmd && ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' && 'ci/cirrusci.sh' || 'sudo -E ci/cirrusci.sh' }}
       - name: Install host compiler
-        run: cd ../dmd && ci/run.sh install_host_compiler
+        run: cd ../../dmd && ci/run.sh install_host_compiler
       - name: Build
-        run: cd ../dmd && ci/run.sh build
+        run: cd ../../dmd && ci/run.sh build
       - name: Test dmd
-        run: cd ../dmd && ci/run.sh test_dmd
+        run: cd ../../dmd && ci/run.sh test_dmd
       - name: Test druntime
-        run: cd ../dmd && ci/run.sh test_druntime
+        run: cd ../../dmd && ci/run.sh test_druntime
       - name: Test phobos
-        run: cd ../dmd && ci/run.sh test_phobos
+        run: cd ../../dmd && ci/run.sh test_phobos
 
   freebsd-vm:
     strategy:
@@ -121,9 +124,12 @@ jobs:
             sudo pkg install -y git
             echo '::endgroup::'
 
-            echo '::group::Clone DMD'
-            ln -s "$PWD" ../phobos
+            echo '::group::Move repo to parent dir (a workaround)'
+            mv -f * ../
+            cd ..
+            echo '::endgroup::'
 
+            echo '::group::Clone DMD'
             ref='${{ github.ref }}'
             if [[ "$ref" =~ ^refs/pull/ ]]; then
               REPO_BRANCH="$GITHUB_BASE_REF"