diff --git a/.github/workflows/people.yml b/.github/workflows/people.yml
index 4b47b4072..cca1329e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/people.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/people.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      # Ref: https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/2033
+      - name: Fix git safe.directory in container
+        run: mkdir -p /home/runner/work/_temp/_github_home && printf "[safe]\n\tdirectory = /github/workspace" > /home/runner/work/_temp/_github_home/.gitconfig
       # Allow debugging with tmate
       - name: Setup tmate session
         uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3