diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
index 75676ad62..1b7159eab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         ls -l ;
         git fetch --all ; \
         git branch --all ; \
-        git checkout -b riscv-tests-sail origin/riscv-tests-sail ; \
+        git checkout -b riscv-tests-sail --track origin/riscv-tests-sail ; \
         ls -l ;
     - name: Ensure pre-commit checks pass
       run: pip install pre-commit && pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure --color=always