diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 52e271c6..51691e63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ jobs:
           cp -Ru files/* .buildroot
           cd .buildroot
           echo "Generating default config"
-          make BR2_EXTERNAL=../external arpl_defconfig
+          make BR2_EXTERNAL=./external arpl_defconfig
 
       # Download sources if not cached
       - name: Download buildroot packages source
         if: steps.dl-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
           cd .buildroot
-          make BR2_EXTERNAL=../external source
+          make BR2_EXTERNAL=./external source
 
       # Prepare buildroot for first make
       - name: Prepare buildroot
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "First make"
           cd .buildroot
-          make BR2_EXTERNAL=../external
+          make BR2_EXTERNAL=./external
 
       # calculates the version number and push
       - name: Calculate version
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ jobs:
 
           cd .buildroot
           echo "Generating default config"
-          make BR2_EXTERNAL=../external arpl_defconfig
+          make BR2_EXTERNAL=./external arpl_defconfig
           echo "Building..."
-          make BR2_EXTERNAL=../external
+          make BR2_EXTERNAL=./external
           cd -
           # qemu-img convert -O vmdk arpl.img arpl-dyn.vmdk
           # qemu-img convert -O vmdk -o adapter_type=lsilogic arpl.img -o subformat=monolithicFlat arpl.vmdk
diff --git a/files/board/arpl/busybox_defconfig b/files/board/arpl/busybox_defconfig
index 5b07bb9b..3084c158 100644
--- a/files/board/arpl/busybox_defconfig
+++ b/files/board/arpl/busybox_defconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Busybox version: x.xx.x
 # Wed Jun 22 14:12:15 2022
 #
-# make: make BR2_EXTERNAL=../external busybox-menuconfig
+# make: make BR2_EXTERNAL=./external busybox-menuconfig
 # path: /output/build/busybox-x.x.xx/.config
 
 CONFIG_HAVE_DOT_CONFIG=y
diff --git a/files/board/arpl/kernel_defconfig b/files/board/arpl/kernel_defconfig
index dc3e2614..b4b781a8 100644
--- a/files/board/arpl/kernel_defconfig
+++ b/files/board/arpl/kernel_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
 # Linux/x86_64 6.x.xx Kernel Configuration
 #
-# make: make BR2_EXTERNAL=../external linux-menuconfig
+# make: make BR2_EXTERNAL=./external linux-menuconfig
 # path: /output/build/linux-6.x.xx/.config
 
 # CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
diff --git a/external/Config.in b/files/external/Config.in
similarity index 100%
rename from external/Config.in
rename to files/external/Config.in
diff --git a/external/external.desc b/files/external/external.desc
similarity index 100%
rename from external/external.desc
rename to files/external/external.desc
diff --git a/external/external.mk b/files/external/external.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from external/external.mk
rename to files/external/external.mk
diff --git a/external/libsixel/Config.in b/files/external/libsixel/Config.in
similarity index 100%
rename from external/libsixel/Config.in
rename to files/external/libsixel/Config.in
diff --git a/external/libsixel/libsixel.hash b/files/external/libsixel/libsixel.hash
similarity index 100%
rename from external/libsixel/libsixel.hash
rename to files/external/libsixel/libsixel.hash
diff --git a/external/libsixel/libsixel.mk b/files/external/libsixel/libsixel.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from external/libsixel/libsixel.mk
rename to files/external/libsixel/libsixel.mk
diff --git a/external/r8125/Config.in b/files/external/r8125/Config.in
similarity index 100%
rename from external/r8125/Config.in
rename to files/external/r8125/Config.in
diff --git a/external/r8125/r8125.hash b/files/external/r8125/r8125.hash
similarity index 100%
rename from external/r8125/r8125.hash
rename to files/external/r8125/r8125.hash
diff --git a/external/r8125/r8125.mk b/files/external/r8125/r8125.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from external/r8125/r8125.mk
rename to files/external/r8125/r8125.mk
diff --git a/external/r8169/Config.in b/files/external/r8169/Config.in
similarity index 100%
rename from external/r8169/Config.in
rename to files/external/r8169/Config.in
diff --git a/external/r8169/r8169.hash b/files/external/r8169/r8169.hash
similarity index 100%
rename from external/r8169/r8169.hash
rename to files/external/r8169/r8169.hash
diff --git a/external/r8169/r8169.mk b/files/external/r8169/r8169.mk
similarity index 100%
rename from external/r8169/r8169.mk
rename to files/external/r8169/r8169.mk