diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 654c15d619029..03104fb39867b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "OPENSSL_DIR=${OSSL_PATH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} -Werror=implicit-function-declaration" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS} -L${OSSL_PATH}/lib64 -Wl,-rpath=${OSSL_PATH}/lib -Wl,-rpath=${OSSL_PATH}/lib64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "RUSTFLAGS=\"-Clink-arg=-Wl,-rpath=${OSSL_PATH}/lib -Wl,-rpath=${OSSL_PATH}/lib64\"" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         if: matrix.PYTHON.OPENSSL
       - name: Tests
         run: |