diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index bee86887883d..3be24dec809d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -88,16 +88,14 @@ jobs:
       # "ERRO Running error: context loading failed: failed to load program with go/packages: could not determine GOARCH and Go compiler"
       GOPATH: /root/.go-kuma-go
     steps:
-    - checkout
     - run:
-        name: "Install pre-requirements"
-        # `unzip` is necessary to install `protoc`
-        # `gcc`   is necessary to run `go test -race`
-        command: apt update && apt install -y unzip gcc
+        name: "Install deps"
+        command: |
+          apt update && apt install -y curl git make unzip gcc
+    - checkout
     - run:
         name: "Install Go"
         command: |
-          apt update && apt install -y curl git make
           # see https://golang.org/doc/install#tarball
           curl -L https://dl.google.com/go/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -xz -C $HOME
     - run: