diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 424a04c15a5..8d3031d8377 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -117,8 +117,10 @@ jobs:
       env:
         DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
       run: |
-        sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y libncurses5
+        pushd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
+        sudo ln -s libncurses.so.6 libncurses.so.5
+        sudo ln -s libtinfo.so.6 libtinfo.so.5
+        popd
         wget -q https://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r16b-linux-x86_64.zip -O $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/android-ndk-r16b-linux-x86_64.zip
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE && unzip -q android-ndk-r16b-linux-x86_64.zip