diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildAndTestRyzenAI.yml b/.github/workflows/buildAndTestRyzenAI.yml
index 91e42619e3..84e3e0e7b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildAndTestRyzenAI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildAndTestRyzenAI.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: uraimo/run-on-arch-action@v2.5.0
         name: Run commands
         id: runcmd
+        env:
+          DEVICE_CGROUP_RULES: "'c 261:* rmw'"
         with:
           distro: none
           base_image: ghcr.io/xilinx/mlir-aie/xilinx:latest
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
             -v /usr/lib/firmware/amdaie/1502:/usr/lib/firmware/amdaie/1502
             -v /opt/xilinx:/opt/xilinx
             -v /dev:/dev
-            "--device-cgroup-rule=\"c 261:* rmw\""
+            --device-cgroup-rule $DEVICE_CGROUP_RULES
           run: |
             cp -a $PWD /mlir-aie