diff --git a/.github/workflows/spike-openocd-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/spike-openocd-tests.yml
index ea90a7efc..a095a03c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spike-openocd-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spike-openocd-tests.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - if: ${{ steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
         name: Install Toolchain
-        run: tar zxf --strip-components=1 -C /opt/riscv xpack-riscv-none-elf-gcc-12.2.0-1-linux-x64.tar.gz
+        run: tar zxf xpack-riscv-none-elf-gcc-12.2.0-1-linux-x64.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C /opt/riscv
 
       - if: ${{ steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
         name: Install Spike build dependencies