diff --git a/.github/workflows/ficus.yml b/.github/workflows/ficus.yml
index cd75ee53c..2567b76df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ficus.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ficus.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.ACT=='true'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake build-essential gcc g++ nasm bison bzip2 flex mtools texinfo libgmp-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev xorriso
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake build-essential pax gcc g++ nasm bison bzip2 flex mtools texinfo libgmp-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev xorriso
 
       - name: Unpack prebuilt toolchain
         run: cd ${{github.workspace}} && tar xf toolchain_scripts/toolchain-s1-linux-aarch64.tar.xz
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.ACT=='true'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake build-essential gcc g++ nasm bison bzip2 flex mtools texinfo libgmp-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev xorriso
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake build-essential pax gcc g++ nasm bison bzip2 flex mtools texinfo libgmp-dev libmpfr-dev libmpc-dev xorriso
 
       - name: Download toolchain
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit.yml b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
index ae6df19e8..eac266074 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.ACT=='true'
 
       - name: install everything
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake build-essential gcc g++ nasm
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake build-essential pax gcc g++ nasm
 
       - name: Configure CMake
         # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.