diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5139ee7547feeae704ad5883cfbc48a4b183d4bf..ed1f32283d9f31f2346595d5adf3347a609c0acf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install gcc plugin
         run: sudo apt-get install -y -m -f --install-suggests $(readlink /usr/bin/gcc)-plugin-dev
       - name: build afl++
-        run: make distrib ASAN_BUILD=1
+        run: make distrib ASAN_BUILD=1 NO_NYX=1
       - name: run tests
         run: sudo -E ./afl-system-config; make tests
   macos: