diff --git a/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
index b8edc28..71137d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/user_project_ci.yml
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 
       - name: Unpack PDK Tarball
         run: |
+          sudo mkdir -p ${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}
           sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}
           tar -xf /tmp/pdk.tar -C $PDK_ROOT .
 
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@
 
       - name: Unpack PDK Tarball
         run: |
+          sudo mkdir -p ${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}
           sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ${{ env.PDK_ROOT }}
           tar -xf /tmp/pdk.tar -C $PDK_ROOT .