diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f27c06779..74b67ec36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ jobs:
   aarch64-wip-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Test ARM build
+      - name: Install deps
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y \
@@ -82,13 +80,25 @@ jobs:
                 cmake ninja-build \
                 llvm-15-dev libclang-15-dev \
                 zlib1g-dev \
-                qemu-user-static
+                libcapstone-dev
+      - name: Check out QEMU
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: immunant/qemu
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/qemu
+      - name: Build QEMU
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/qemu
+        run: ./build.sh
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Test ARM build
+        run: |
           LLVM_DIR=`llvm-config-15 --cmakedir`
           Clang_DIR=`realpath $LLVM_DIR/../clang`
           mkdir build
           pushd build
           cmake .. \
-            -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR=`which qemu-aarch64-static` \
+            -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR=${{ github.workspace }}/qemu/build/qemu-aarch64 \
             -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../cmake/aarch64-toolchain.cmake \
             -DClang_DIR=$Clang_DIR                                  \
             -DCLANG_EXE=`which clang-15`                            \