diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 60eb8403a1a9..362f95a3fd7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Download the kernel
       run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install libelf-dev wget tar gzip python
         wget https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.1.36.tar.gz
         tar xf linux-4.1.36.tar.gz