diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index 624a7c2abd..d6cab08b16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ jobs:
         # * ensure '.clippy.toml' MSRV configuration setting is equal to ${{ env.RUST_MIN_SRV }}
         CLIPPY_MSRV=$(grep -P "(?i)^\s*msrv\s*=\s*" .clippy.toml | grep -oP "\d+([.]\d+)+")
         if [ "${CLIPPY_MSRV}" != "${{ env.RUST_MIN_SRV }}" ]; then { echo "::error file=.clippy.toml::Incorrect MSRV configuration for clippy (found '${CLIPPY_MSRV}'; should be '${{ env.RUST_MIN_SRV }}'); update '.clippy.toml' with 'msrv = \"${{ env.RUST_MIN_SRV }}\"'" ; exit 1 ; } ; fi
+    - name: Install/setup prerequisites
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        # Install a package for one of the tests
+        sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install attr
     - name: Info
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
index 634288b27b..19fbc5ca71 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
@@ -5939,13 +5939,12 @@ fn test_cp_preserve_xattr_readonly_source() {
     at.touch(source_file);
 
     let xattr_key = "user.test";
-    let xattr_value = "value";
     match Command::new("setfattr")
         .args([
             "-n",
             xattr_key,
             "-v",
-            xattr_value,
+            "value",
             &at.plus_as_string(source_file),
         ])
         .status()
@@ -5975,8 +5974,9 @@ fn test_cp_preserve_xattr_readonly_source() {
 
     let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&getfattr_output.stdout);
     assert!(
-        stdout.contains("user.test"),
-        "Expected 'user.test' not found in getfattr output:\n{}",
+        stdout.contains(xattr_key),
+        "Expected '{}' not found in getfattr output:\n{}",
+        xattr_key,
         stdout
     );