diff --git a/.github/workflows/ruby-core.yml b/.github/workflows/ruby-core.yml
index 07917c4423..392480b200 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ruby-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ruby-core.yml
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build RDoc locally
         run: |
           bundle install
-          bundle exec rake build
-          mv pkg/rdoc-*.gem ../ruby/gems
+          bundle exec rake build:local_ruby
         working-directory: ruby/rdoc
       - name: Generate Documentation with RDoc
         run: make html
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 7680c2867f..1fbf59fe8e 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ task :clean do
   end
 end
 
+desc "Build #{Bundler::GemHelper.gemspec.full_name} and move it to local ruby/ruby project's bundled gems folder"
+namespace :build do
+  task local_ruby: :build do
+    target = File.join("..", "ruby", "gems")
+
+    unless File.directory?(target)
+      abort("Expected Ruby to be cloned under the same parent directory as RDoc to use this task")
+    end
+
+    mv("#{path}.gem", target)
+  end
+end
+
 begin
   require 'rubocop/rake_task'
 rescue LoadError