diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_mame.yml b/.github/workflows/build_mame.yml
index dc17066..900ecad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_mame.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_mame.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
             --install-deps-from=flathub \
             --install-deps-from=flathub-beta \
             --repo=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/mame-repo \
-            "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" \
+            "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"/mame-build-dir \
             net.retrodeck.mame.yml
 
       - name: Create Artifact for RetroDECK
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e9c05e..759875d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-RetroDECK
\ No newline at end of file
+RetroDECK
+mame-build-dir
\ No newline at end of file