diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-user-config.yml b/.github/workflows/build-user-config.yml
index 7373c9ff4c53..69018294bf32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-user-config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-user-config.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.build_matrix) }}
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - name: Prepare variables
         shell: sh -x {0}
         env:
@@ -59,14 +62,13 @@ jobs:
           shield: ${{ matrix.shield }}
           artifact_name: ${{ matrix.artifact-name }}
         run: |
+          ls zephyr/
+          if [ -e zephyr/module.yml ]; then export zmk_extra_modules_arg=" -DZMK_EXTRA_MODULES='$(pwd)'"; fi
           echo "zephyr_version=${ZEPHYR_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "extra_cmake_args=${shield:+-DSHIELD=\"$shield\"}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "extra_cmake_args=${shield:+-DSHIELD=\"$shield\"}${zmk_extra_modules_arg}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "display_name=${shield:+$shield - }${board}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "artifact_name=${artifact_name:-${shield:+$shield-}${board}-zmk}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
       - name: Cache west modules
         uses: actions/cache@v3.0.11
         continue-on-error: true