diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
index f51ce20..0720cd9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/stage.yaml
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ jobs:
           # Compile el_runtime.o and soul-demo on the host runner
           cc -O2 -DHAVE_CURL -c runtime/el_runtime.c -I runtime/ -o /tmp/el_runtime.o
           cc -O2 -rdynamic -DEL_SOUL_DEMO_BUILD \
+             -I runtime/ \
              -o dist/soul-demo \
              dist/soul-demo.c dist/vessel_stubs.c /tmp/el_runtime.o \
              -lcurl -lpthread -ldl -lm -lssl -lcrypto