diff --git a/.azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines.yml
index 665b5d2..d02c663 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@
           cat << "EOF" >> test.sh
           # the below corresponds to .gitlab-ci.yml "before_script"
           cd ${WORK_DIR}
+          git config --global --add safe.directory ${WORK_DIR}
           git clone --depth=1 https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot-test-hooks /tmp/uboot-test-hooks
           ln -s travis-ci /tmp/uboot-test-hooks/bin/`hostname`
           ln -s travis-ci /tmp/uboot-test-hooks/py/`hostname`
@@ -549,6 +550,7 @@
           cd ${WORK_DIR}
           # make environment variables available as tests are running inside a container
           export BUILDMAN="${BUILDMAN}"
+          git config --global --add safe.directory ${WORK_DIR}
           EOF
           cat << "EOF" >> build.sh
           if [[ "${BUILDMAN}" != "" ]]; then