diff --git a/.github/workflows/velox_weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/velox_weekly.yml
index 8cd74723f0ae..666f0b033b62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/velox_weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/velox_weekly.yml
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ jobs:
             sudo apt install -y software-properties-common
             sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test
             sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gcc-11 g++-11
-            sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/gcc-11 /usr/bin/gcc
-            sudo ln -sf /usr/bin/g++-11 /usr/bin/g++
+            export CC=/usr/bin/gcc-11
+            export CXX=/usr/bin/g++-11
           fi
           sudo apt-get install -y openjdk-8-jdk
           export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64