diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-build.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-build.yml
index 8745215d2..53ecbd250 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-build.yml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install cross build tools
-      run:  apt update && apt install -y ninja-build cmake python3 g++-11-${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-gnu
+      run:  apt update && apt install -y ninja-build cmake python3 gcc-11-${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-gnu g++-11-${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-gnu
       env:
         DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
 
     - name: Configure CMake and build
       run: |
           mkdir build && cd build
-          cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-gnu-g++-11 ../
+          cmake -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-gnu-gcc-11 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.arch }}-linux-gnu-g++-11 ../
           make -j$(nproc)