diff --git a/.github/workflows/arch.yml b/.github/workflows/arch.yml
index 151ac0ac5..9ca8b6175 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/arch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/arch.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install build dependencies
       run: |
         # Install makepkg deps
-        pacman -Sy --noconfirm sudo binutils fakeroot grep base-devel git sbsigntools libffi
+        pacman -Syu --noconfirm
+        pacman -S --noconfirm sudo binutils fakeroot grep base-devel git sbsigntools libffi
 
     - name: Setup secureboot certificate
       env:
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        pacman -Sy --noconfirm git
+        pacman -S --noconfirm base-devel git
 
     - name: Download artifacts
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/arch_lts.yml b/.github/workflows/arch_lts.yml
index 82062cf2c..b4132d29f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/arch_lts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/arch_lts.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install build dependencies
       run: |
         # Install makepkg deps
-        pacman -Sy --noconfirm sudo binutils fakeroot grep base-devel git sbsigntools
+        pacman -Syu --noconfirm
+        pacman -S --noconfirm sudo binutils fakeroot grep base-devel git sbsigntools libffi
 
     - name: Setup secureboot certificate
       env:
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        pacman -Sy --noconfirm base-devel git
+        pacman -S --noconfirm base-devel git
 
     - name: Download artifacts
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v1