diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 323d9be..cfd7d61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
           ../configure --prefix /opt/gcc/win32 --with-host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
           make -j$(nproc) stamps/build-binutils-tc
           export PATH="/opt/gcc/linux/bin:$PATH"
-          ../tricore-gcc/contrib/download_prerequisites
           make -j$(nproc) stamps/build-gcc-stage2-only
 
       - name: Package
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5760d2a..a78b491 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf build-* stamps
 
 stamps/install-deps: $(GCC_SRCDIR)
-	if test -f $</contrib/download_prerequisites && test "@NEED_GCC_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES@" = "true"; then cd $< && ./contrib/download_prerequisites; fi
+	if test -f $</contrib/download_prerequisites; then cd $< && ./contrib/download_prerequisites; fi
 	mkdir -p $(dir $@) && touch $@
 
 stamps/build-binutils-mcs: $(BINUTILS_SRCDIR)