diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4a8033a2c4..538b86d703 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repo: hermitcore/rusty-loader
           file: rusty-loader-x86_64
+          target: kernel/
       - name: Install virtiofsd
         run: cargo install virtiofsd
       - name: rusty_demo with pci-ids and virtiofsd
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repo: hermitcore/rusty-loader
           file: rusty-loader-aarch64
+          target: kernel/
       - uses: mkroening/rust-toolchain-toml@main
       - name: Install QEMU
         run: |
@@ -246,11 +248,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         file: rusty-loader-x86_64
         repo: hermitcore/rusty-loader
+        target: kernel/
     - name: Download loader (x86_64-fc)
       uses: dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset@master
       with:
         file: rusty-loader-x86_64-fc
         repo: hermitcore/rusty-loader
+        target: kernel/
     - name: Install firecracker
       run: |
         # https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/blob/7c5fc8707f26c4244d48a747631ab0fb31fc4c39/docs/getting-started.md#getting-a-firecracker-binary
diff --git a/xtask/src/ci/firecracker.rs b/xtask/src/ci/firecracker.rs
index 9321b05ffd..e051518d2b 100644
--- a/xtask/src/ci/firecracker.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/ci/firecracker.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl Firecracker {
 
 		let config = format!(
 			include_str!("firecracker_vm_config.json"),
-			kernel_image_path = "../rusty-loader-x86_64-fc",
+			kernel_image_path = "rusty-loader-x86_64-fc",
 			initrd_path = self.build.image().display()
 		);
 		eprintln!("firecracker config");
diff --git a/xtask/src/ci/qemu.rs b/xtask/src/ci/qemu.rs
index ae4d9322cf..418c725e3f 100644
--- a/xtask/src/ci/qemu.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/ci/qemu.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl Qemu {
 		let cmd = cmd!(sh, "qemu-system-{arch}")
 			.args(&["-display", "none"])
 			.args(&["-serial", "stdio"])
-			.args(&["-kernel", format!("../rusty-loader-{arch}").as_ref()])
+			.args(&["-kernel", format!("rusty-loader-{arch}").as_ref()])
 			.args(self.machine_args())
 			.args(self.cpu_args())
 			.args(self.smp_args())