diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-runner/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-runner/action.yml
index 0ad4d60dd74..3c321b3948b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-runner/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-runner/action.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ runs:
       if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
         echo "FC=gfortran-13" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         sudo apt-get -qq update
-        sudo apt-get -qq install -y libxkbcommon-x11-0 xorg-dev libgl1-mesa-dev ccache
+        sudo apt-get -qq install -y ninja-build libxkbcommon-x11-0 xorg-dev libgl1-mesa-dev ccache
 
         COMPILER="gcc-$(gcc -dumpversion)"
       elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]; then