diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 3fdde6abf..8e055f526 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -54,17 +54,12 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: true
           persist-credentials: false
-      - if: ${{ matrix.os.family == 'linux' }}
-        name: "[Linux] Install UV"
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       - name: Get FFI
         shell: bash
         run: |
           mkdir -p ffi
-          curl -L https://github.com/libffi/libffi/releases/download/v3.4.6/libffi-3.4.6.tar.gz | tar --strip-components=1 -xzC ffi
+          curl -L https://github.com/libffi/libffi/releases/download/v3.4.8/libffi-3.4.8.tar.gz | tar --strip-components=1 -xzC ffi
       - if: ${{ matrix.os.family == 'linux' }}
         name: "[Linux] Bison 3.8.2"
         shell: bash
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 59c1c4b33..8b786cb32 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class libyosys_so_ext(Extension):
             "ENABLE_TCL=0",
             "ENABLE_READLINE=0",
             "ENABLE_EDITLINE=0",
+            "PYOSYS_USE_UV=0", # + install requires takes its role when building wheels
             # Always compile and include ABC in wheel
             "ABCEXTERNAL=",
             # Show compile commands