diff --git a/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml b/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
index 25af4e96cd8a..eb8a5805410e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
           #     both issues in no time.
 
           cd zephyr
-          git fetch --filter=tree:0 zephyrproject "$rem_rev":_branch_placeholder
+          git fetch --filter=tree:0 "$(git remote |head -n1)" "$rem_rev":_branch_placeholder
           git branch -D _branch_placeholder
 
           set -x