diff --git a/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/MakefileHandler.cs b/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/MakefileHandler.cs
index 9e1c857e3..59608e2cf 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/MakefileHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/MakefileHandler.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
                 handler.Environment = Environment;
                 handler.RuntimeVariables = RuntimeVariables;
                 handler.ExecutionContext = ExecutionContext;
-                handler.StepHost = StepHost;
+                handler.StepHost = HostContext.CreateService<IDefaultStepHost>();;
                 handler.Inputs = new Dictionary<string, string>
                 {
                     ["script"] = $"make {target}"