diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 57542b6d139637..ddf8b2c2060f60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - os: windows-2019
-            vcpkg_path: D:\mixxx-vcpkg
+            vcpkg_path: C:\mixxx-vcpkg
             vcpkg_bootstrap: .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
             vcpkg_triplet: x64-windows
             vcpkg_host_triplet: x64-windows           
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ jobs:
       
       # Workaround for issues https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/issues/8272  
       # and https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/197 
-      # to keep the build path short
+      # to keep the build path short and work around size limits on the windows runner D: drive 
     - name: Move checkout
-      run: cmake -E rename ${{ github.workspace }}/mixxx-vcpkg ${{ matrix.vcpkg_path }}
+      run: cmake -E copy_directory ${{ github.workspace }}/mixxx-vcpkg ${{ matrix.vcpkg_path }}
 
     - name: Read sha_short
       id: vars