diff --git a/CLI/go-build-alpine b/CLI/go-build-alpine
index 52a2f26..b78ec78 100755
--- a/CLI/go-build-alpine
+++ b/CLI/go-build-alpine
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 apk update
 apk upgrade
 apk add --no-progress gcc git linux-headers musl-dev
-# some of the following exports are redundant but are however
+# We need to force git to look into this repository owned by the
+# user outside docker rather than by the user running docker
+git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
+# Some of the following exports are redundant but are however
 # useful because they provide explicit logging
 export CGO_ENABLED=1
 export GOARM=$GOARM