diff --git a/.github/workflows/custom-board-build.yml b/.github/workflows/custom-board-build.yml
index 3c9c6181f5e59..ea2c0c994a864 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/custom-board-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/custom-board-build.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: branch compatibility
       if: inputs.branch != ''
       run: |
-        git checkout fork-branch fork/${{inputs.branch}}
+        git checkout -b fork-branch fork/${{inputs.branch}}
     - name: Set up identifier
       if: inputs.debug || inputs.flags != ''
       run: |