diff --git a/ci/lint.sh b/ci/lint.sh
index 47ca089949..a18987a405 100755
--- a/ci/lint.sh
+++ b/ci/lint.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Red Hat, Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-# Activate the tests venv (for containers only)
-[ -d /venv ] && source /venv/bin/activate
+# Only when running in a container
+[ -d /venv ] && {
+    # Workaround to avoid this warning:
+    #   fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/dir'
+    git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd)"
+
+    # Activate the tests venv (for containers only)
+    source /venv/bin/activate
+}
 
 ./autogen.sh --system
 make
diff --git a/ci/tests-storage.sh b/ci/tests-storage.sh
index 694bc0ab83..c1e5e9195b 100755
--- a/ci/tests-storage.sh
+++ b/ci/tests-storage.sh
@@ -56,8 +56,15 @@ if [ -z "$user" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Activate the tests venv (for containers only)
-[ -d /venv ] && source /venv/bin/activate
+# Only when running in a container
+[ -d /venv ] && {
+    # Workaround to avoid this warning:
+    #   fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/dir'
+    git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd)"
+
+    # Activate the tests venv (for containers only)
+    source /venv/bin/activate
+}
 
 echo "Running tests as user $user"
 
diff --git a/ci/tests.sh b/ci/tests.sh
index fcaccce837..ed449dc743 100755
--- a/ci/tests.sh
+++ b/ci/tests.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/disable_ipv6
 SUFFIX=$RANDOM
 ip link add mod_bond$SUFFIX type bond && ip link del mod_bond$SUFFIX
 
-# Activate the tests venv (for containers only)
-[ -d /venv ] && source /venv/bin/activate
+# Only when running in a container
+[ -d /venv ] && {
+    # Workaround to avoid this warning:
+    #   fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at '/dir'
+    git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd)"
+
+    # Activate the tests venv (for containers only)
+    source /venv/bin/activate
+}
 
 ./autogen.sh --system
 make