diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/beats_tests.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/beats_tests.sh
index 1e4c2c77cf5..3a4a04487e2 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/beats_tests.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/beats_tests.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-export WORKSPACE=build/beats/x-pack/metricbeat
 
 source .buildkite/scripts/common.sh
 
@@ -11,4 +10,6 @@ cd build
 git clone git@github.com:elastic/beats.git
 cd beats
 
+export WORKSPACE=build/beats/x-pack/metricbeat
+
 SNAPSHOT=true PLATFORMS=linux/amd64,linux/arm64,windows/amd64 PACKAGES=tar.gz,zip mage package
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