diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index 938d13a0163..c5412603cea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           if: matrix.cfg.skip == false
           run: |
             sudo mkdir -p /home/runner/work/_temp/_github_workflow/
-            sudo touch /home/runner/work/_temp/_github_workflow/event.json
+            sudo install -m 666 /dev/null /home/runner/work/_temp/_github_workflow/event.json
             sudo chown -R docker:docker /github/home /home/docker /home/runner/work/_temp/_github_workflow/event.json /__w /project
         - name: Setup git config
           if: matrix.cfg.skip == false