diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index b444f5123..03ffb5b09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         target: [ci_test_diagnostics, ci_test_noexceptions, ci_test_noimplicitconversions, ci_test_legacycomparison, ci_test_noglobaludls]
     steps:
+      - name: Install build-essential
+        run: apt-get update ; apt-get install -y build-essential
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Get latest CMake and ninja
         uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest