diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 88d992ebf4..b1cf89e0e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ jobs:
   linux_cross_compile:
     needs: [stylecheck, upstreamcheck, buildcheck]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: openquantumsafe/ci-ubuntu-focal-x86_64:latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: