diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
index b12aa12b2..965949a17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzzing.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           ccache
 
     - name: Install system dependencies (Linux)
-      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-24.04'
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         fi
 
     - name: Build/install libbpf From Source
-      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
+      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-24.04'
       run: ./.github/scripts/build-libbpf.sh
       shell: bash
 
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
         export CCACHE_DIR="$(pwd)/ccache"
 
         ${command_prefix} cmake \
+          -G Ninja \
           -S . \
           -B build \
           -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \