diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/xilinx.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/xilinx.sh
index 70dc71ec..e61532c5 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/xilinx.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/xilinx.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ EOF
 
 	export GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -F $(pwd)/ssh_config -f -N"
 	${GIT_SSH_COMMAND} xilinx-license &
+	disown $!
 
 	(
 		source /opt/Xilinx/Vivado/2017.2/settings64.sh