diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 2b0a98ab00..50ace260b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ env:
   RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: ${{ inputs.target_branch == 'release/8.8.x' }}
   REF: ${{ inputs.target_branch =='' && github.ref || inputs.target_branch}}
   VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
+  vcpkgPackages:
   triplet: x64-linux
   WX_CONFIG: /usr/bin/wx-config