diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-dev-drive.ps1 b/.github/workflows/setup-dev-drive.ps1
index 709931107..1c626f749 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/setup-dev-drive.ps1
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-dev-drive.ps1
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Write-Output $Volume
 $Drive = "$($Volume.DriveLetter):"
 $Tmp = "$($Drive)/uv-tmp"
 
+# Create the directory ahead of time in an attempt to avoid race-conditions
+New-Item $Tmp -ItemType Directory
+
 Write-Output `
 	"DEV_DRIVE=$($Drive)" `
 	"TMP=$($Tmp)" `