diff --git a/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
index 14ac9f144b91..eafb1c929c41 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ sudo --preserve-env apt update && sudo --preserve-env apt install -y libunwind-d
   libboost-all-dev \
   libicu-dev \
   libdouble-conversion-dev \
-  libfmt-dev \
   libgoogle-glog-dev \
   libbz2-dev \
   libgflags-dev \
@@ -87,6 +86,12 @@ function prompt {
   ) 2> /dev/null
 }
 
+function install_fmt {
+  cd "${DEPENDENCY_DIR}"
+  github_checkout fmtlib/fmt 8.0.0
+  cmake_install -DFMT_TEST=OFF
+}
+
 function install_folly {
   github_checkout facebook/folly "${FB_OS_VERSION}"
   cmake_install -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF -DFOLLY_HAVE_INT128_T=ON
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ function install_conda {
 }
 
 function install_velox_deps {
+  run_and_time install_fmt
   run_and_time install_folly
   run_and_time install_fizz
   run_and_time install_wangle