diff --git a/.github/workflows/MacS-M1-make.yml b/.github/workflows/MacS-M1-make.yml
index f2455bb2e7..aef763150d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MacS-M1-make.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MacS-M1-make.yml
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         submodules: recursive
     - name: configure
-      run: ./configure
+      run: mkdir -p $PWD/localbin_${{ matrix.arch }}; ./configure --prefix=$PWD/localbin_${{ matrix.arch }}
     - name: make
       run: make -j4
     - name: make tests
       run: make -j4 -C tests
     - name: make minimal sample
-      run: make -j4 -C samples/minimal -f makefile.unx clean;make -j4 -C samples/minimal -f makefile.unx
+      run: make install;make -j4 -C samples/minimal -f makefile.unx clean;make -j4 -C samples/minimal -f makefile.unx
     - name: run tests
       run:  pushd tests;./test;popd