diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-mapscript-php.yml b/.github/workflows/build-mapscript-php.yml
index 9c235fae1..e91ab3291 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-mapscript-php.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-mapscript-php.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get purge '^php.*' -y
 
-      - name: Set up PHP ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-          extensions: none, xml, mbstring
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        run: |
+          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php -y
+          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+          php${{ matrix.php-version }}-dev php${{ matrix.php-version }}-xml php${{ matrix.php-version }}-mbstring
+
+      # - name: Set up PHP ${{ matrix.php-version }}
+      #   uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+      #   with:
+      #     php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
+      #     extensions: none, xml, mbstring
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: ./ci/setup.sh