diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 8b0a5eeb8086bc..a98ede14f80c72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
                     GN_ARGS='chip_tests_zap_config="app1" chip_project_config_include_dirs=["../../examples/placeholder/linux/apps/app1/include", "../../config/standalone"] chip_config_network_layer_ble=false'
                     CHIP_ROOT_PATH=examples/placeholder/linux
                     CHIP_ROOT_PATH="$CHIP_ROOT_PATH" BUILD_TYPE="$BUILD_TYPE" scripts/build/gn_gen.sh --args="$GN_ARGS"
-                    CHIP_ROOT_PATH="$CHIP_ROOT_PATH" BUILD_TYPE="$BUILD_TYPE" scripts/build/gn_build.sh
+                    scripts/run_in_build_env.sh "ninja -C ./out/$BUILD_TYPE"
             - name: Setup Build, Run Build and Run Tests
               timeout-minutes: 50
               run: |
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ jobs:
                     GN_ARGS='chip_tests_zap_config="app1" chip_project_config_include_dirs=["../../examples/placeholder/linux/apps/app1/include", "../../config/standalone"] chip_config_network_layer_ble=false'
                     CHIP_ROOT_PATH=examples/placeholder/linux
                     CHIP_ROOT_PATH="$CHIP_ROOT_PATH" BUILD_TYPE="$BUILD_TYPE" scripts/build/gn_gen.sh --args="$GN_ARGS"
-                    CHIP_ROOT_PATH="$CHIP_ROOT_PATH" BUILD_TYPE="$BUILD_TYPE" scripts/build/gn_build.sh
+                    scripts/run_in_build_env.sh "ninja -C ./out/$BUILD_TYPE"
             - name: Setup Build, Run Build and Run Tests
               timeout-minutes: 75
               # Just go ahead and do the "all" build; on Darwin that's fairly