diff --git a/.github/actions/prepare-gpu/action.yml b/.github/actions/prepare-gpu/action.yml
index e0527808..20a6e4df 100644
--- a/.github/actions/prepare-gpu/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/prepare-gpu/action.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ runs:
       run: |
         conda activate ${{ env.conda-env-name-no-time }}-$(date --date "${{ env.workflow-timestamp }}" +%Y%m%d)-${{ inputs.toolchain }}
         eval `ssh-agent -s`
-        ssh-add - <<< '${{ secrets.PRIVATE_SSH_KEY }}'
+        ssh-add - <<< ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_SSH_KEY }}
         ./scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh --force
       shell: bash -leo pipefail {0}