diff --git a/etc/ci/github-actions-make.sh b/etc/ci/github-actions-make.sh
index 23a1c4fc04..1ac34a0ab6 100755
--- a/etc/ci/github-actions-make.sh
+++ b/etc/ci/github-actions-make.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ if [ -z "${SED_Z}" ]; then
     SED_Z="${SED} -z"
 fi
 
+export SED
+export SED_Z
+
 make_one_time_file_real=""
 unameOut="$(uname -s)"
 if [[ "${unameOut}" == CYGWIN* ]]; then