diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9f8b731a9..1456ac9ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         set
-        mkdir -p build
-        cd build
+        mkdir -p b
+        cd b
         cmake -G"${GHA_CMAKE_GENERATOR}" -C ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.ci/initial-cache.gh.cmake -DYCM_EP_ADDITIONAL_CMAKE_ARGS:STRING="-DMatlab_ROOT_DIR:PATH=${GHA_Matlab_ROOT_DIR} -DMatlab_MEX_EXTENSION:STRING=${GHA_Matlab_MEX_EXTENSION}" -DROBOTOLOGY_USES_MATLAB:BOOL=ON -DNON_INTERACTIVE_BUILD:BOOL=TRUE -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}  ${{ matrix.project_tags_cmake_options }}  ..
         # Disable options not tested on Conda for now
         cmake -DROBOTOLOGY_USES_OCTAVE:BOOL=OFF .
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       if: contains(matrix.os, 'windows-2019')
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        cd build
+        cd b
         cmake -DROBOTOLOGY_USES_MUJOCO:BOOL=OFF .
 
     # For some reason, the Strawberry perl's pkg-config is found
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build  [Conda]
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        cd build
+        # Using b instead of build as a temporary workaround to https://github.com/robotology/robotology-superbuild/issues/1542#issuecomment-1827682957
+        # Go back to build once https://github.com/robotology/yarp/pull/3057 is merged and released
+        cd b
         cmake --build . --config ${{ matrix.build_type }}
 
   docker-build: