diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 7620862b61254..07faaf29a36dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ jobs:
             # Determine the repo and leave that unset to use the normal checkout behavior
             # of using the merge commit instead of HEAD
             case $GITHUB_REPOSITORY in
-              "apache/nuttx")
+              "$GITHUB_ACTOR/nuttx")
                 # OS
                 echo "Triggered by change in OS"
                 APPS_REF=$REF_NAME
                 ;;
 
-              "apache/nuttx-apps" )
+              "$GITHUB_ACTOR/nuttx-apps" )
                 # APPS
                 OS_REF=$REF_NAME
                 echo "Triggered by change in APPS"
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout nuttx repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
-          repository: apache/nuttx
+          repository: ${{ github.actor }}/nuttx
           ref: ${{ steps.gittargets.outputs.os_ref }}
           path: sources/nuttx
           fetch-depth: 1
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout apps repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
-          repository: apache/nuttx-apps
+          repository: ${{ github.actor }}/nuttx-apps
           ref: ${{ steps.gittargets.outputs.apps_ref }}
           path: sources/apps
           fetch-depth: 1