diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 48f6409..2281d98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ jobs:
       NOMOS_CIRCUITS: ${{ github.workspace }}/.tmp/nomos-circuits
       NOMOS_TESTNET_IMAGE: nomos-testnet:local
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
-      CARGO_TARGET_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/target-compose
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -290,6 +289,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare workspace tmpdir
         run: mkdir -p "$TMPDIR"
 
+      - name: Set compose target dir
+        run: echo "CARGO_TARGET_DIR=${RUNNER_TEMP}/target-compose" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: Restore cached nomos binaries
         id: restore-nomos-bins-compose
         uses: actions/cache@v4