diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-gen_emu_config-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-gen_emu_config-linux.yml
index b206ec1d..4c370118 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-gen_emu_config-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-gen_emu_config-linux.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout branch
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
     
+### fix folder permissions! not sure why this fails
+    # nested subdirs "build/linux/release" cause permission problems
+    - name: Give all permissions for repo folder
+      shell: bash
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      run:  sudo chmod -R 777 "${{ github.workspace }}"
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       shell: bash
       working-directory: "${{ env.SCRIPT_BASE_DIR }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
index c290a1a6..6df5bab5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout branch
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+### fix folder permissions! not sure why this fails
+    # nested subdirs "build/linux/release" cause permission problems
+    - name: Give all permissions for repo folder
+      shell: bash
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      run:  sudo chmod -R 777 "${{ github.workspace }}"
+
     - name: Lookup cache for deps
       id: emu-deps-cache-step
       uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -76,6 +83,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout branch
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+### fix folder permissions! not sure why this fails
+    # nested subdirs "build/linux/release" cause permission problems
+    - name: Give all permissions for repo folder
+      shell: bash
+      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      run:  sudo chmod -R 777 "${{ github.workspace }}"
+
 ### deps
     - name: Lookup cache for deps
       id: emu-deps-cache-step
@@ -121,12 +135,6 @@ jobs:
         ref: 'third-party/build/linux'
         path: "${{env.THIRD_PARTY_BASE_DIR}}/build/linux"
 
-### fix folder permissions! not sure why this fails
-    - name: Give all permissions for repo folder
-      shell: bash
-      working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-      run:  sudo chmod -R 777 "${{ github.workspace }}"
-
 ### build (release mode)
     - name: Build release mode
       shell: bash