diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-repo.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-repo.yml
index 1cbe5e30e68a59..741b3b6ef9a424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-repo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-repo.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         ref: mm-stable
     - name: add-kernel-remote
-      run: git remote set-url kernel git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
+      run: git remote add kernel git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
     - name: show-remote
       run: git remote -v
     - name: pull-kernel-mm-stable