diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b02af77fb9..589c772200 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ jobs:
         targets: ${{ matrix.platform.target }}
         components: clippy
 
+    - name: Setup NDK path
+      shell: bash
+      # "Temporary" workaround until https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/5879#issuecomment-1195156618
+      # gets looked into.
+      run: echo "ANDROID_NDK_ROOT=$ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_HOME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Install Linux dependencies
       if: (matrix.platform.os == 'ubuntu-latest')
       run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install pkg-config cmake libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1-dev