diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 694e911fe9fc..7df346e65810 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: install system requirements
         run: |
-          make ubuntu-requirements
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libxmlsec1-dev
 
       - name: install requirements
         run: |