diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
index b5c7584fee..9a0cd755ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        stage:
-          - ${{ inputs.stage }}
         asset:
           - cloud-hypervisor
           - cloud-hypervisor-glibc
@@ -46,9 +44,11 @@ jobs:
           - shim-v2
           - tdvf
           - virtiofsd
+        stage:
+          - ${{ inputs.stage }}
         exclude:
-          - stage: release
-            asset: cloud-hypervisor-glibc
+          - asset: cloud-hypervisor-glibc
+            stage: release
     steps:
       - name: Login to Kata Containers quay.io
         if: ${{ inputs.push-to-registry == 'yes' }}