diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-cve-check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-cve-check.yml
index 8c2115bf6..f5668ab8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-cve-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-cve-check.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           bitbake-layers add-layer ../meta-openembedded/meta-multimedia
           bitbake-layers add-layer ../meta-aws
           echo 'INHERIT += "cve-check"' >> conf/local.conf
+          echo DISTRO = \"poky-altcfg\" >> conf/local.conf
           bitbake -c cve_check `find ../meta-aws -name *.bb -type f  | sed 's!.*/!!' | sed 's!.bb!!' | sed 's!_.*!!' | sort | uniq | sed -z 's/\n/ /g'`
       - name: Show cve-summary.json
         run: |