diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross.yml b/.github/workflows/cross.yml
index 463e6071cd..ae986c2c62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - run: ./autogen.sh
+
       - name: Native compile
         run: |
           # When building a git snapshot, configure & compile a native version of GAP to
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           cd ..
 
       - name: Configure
-        run: ./autogen.sh && ./configure --host="s390x-linux-gnu"
+        run: ./configure --host="s390x-linux-gnu"
 
       - name: Cross compile
         run: make -j2 V=1