diff --git a/.github/workflows/GNU.yml b/.github/workflows/GNU.yml
index 9b6b60c08..b6bb24bdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/GNU.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/GNU.yml
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build binaries
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install autoconf autopoint bison texinfo gperf gcc g++ gdb python-pyinotify expect python3-sphinx
         pushd uutils
-        cargo build --release
+        make PROFILE=release
         BUILDDIR="$PWD/target/release/"
         popd
         GNULIB_SRCDIR="$PWD/gnulib"
         pushd gnu/
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install autoconf autopoint bison texinfo gperf gcc gdb python-pyinotify expect
         ./bootstrap --gnulib-srcdir="$GNULIB_SRCDIR"
         ./configure --quiet --disable-gcc-warnings
         # Change the PATH in the Makefile to test the uutils coreutils instead of the GNU coreutils