diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3ea099d2ff..f23fd55fe0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ jobs:
         name: Set CGO flags
         run: echo "CGO_CFLAGS=-I${PWD}/watcher/target/include $(php-config --includes)" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
       - if: steps.state.outputs.resume != 'true'
-        name: Install wrk
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y wrk && sudo apt-get install --reinstall -y libbrotli-dev
+        name: Install wrk and libbrotli-dev
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y wrk libbrotli-dev
       - if: steps.state.outputs.resume != 'true'
         name: Refresh PGO profile
         run: ./profiles/build-pgo.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 0d9a0c04eb..39f3419362 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-versions }}
       - name: Install e-dant/watcher
         uses: ./.github/actions/watcher
-      - name: Reinstall libbrotli-dev
-        # TODO: remove this workaround when fixed upstream
-        run: sudo apt-get install --reinstall -y libbrotli-dev
+      - name: Install libbrotli-dev
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y libbrotli-dev
       - name: Set CGO flags
         run: echo "CGO_CFLAGS=-I${PWD}/watcher/target/include -DFRANKENPHP_TEST $(php-config --includes)" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
       - name: Build