diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8267f3de1b0..e795a9e7ad9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Reuse built SAGE_LOCAL contained in the Docker image 
           ./bootstrap
-          ./configure --enable-build-as-root --prefix=/sage/local --with-sage-venv --enable-editable
+          ./configure --enable-build-as-root --prefix=/sage/local --with-sage-venv --enable-editable --enable-download-from-upstream-url
           # Install test tools
           apt-get install -y git
           ./sage -python -m pip install coverage
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
index 1b501600e67..32cab1e0ffb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-build.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Reuse built SAGE_LOCAL contained in the Docker image 
           ./bootstrap
-          ./configure --enable-build-as-root --prefix=/sage/local --with-sage-venv
+          ./configure --enable-build-as-root --prefix=/sage/local --with-sage-venv --enable-download-from-upstream-url
 
       - name: Build
         run: make doc-html