diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/cloud-hypervisor/build-static-clh.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/cloud-hypervisor/build-static-clh.sh
index 82ad3b42b9..8cb1a6e79f 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/cloud-hypervisor/build-static-clh.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/cloud-hypervisor/build-static-clh.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ build_clh_from_source() {
     repo_dir="${repo_dir//.git}"
     rm -rf "${repo_dir}"
     git clone "${cloud_hypervisor_repo}"
+    git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD/repo_dir"
     pushd "${repo_dir}"
 
     if [ -n "${cloud_hypervisor_pr}" ]; then