diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 22f6d38b70..e1aab7ca4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -69,10 +69,20 @@ jobs:
         toolchain: stable
     # needed for integration & memory tests codecs support
     - run: sudo add-apt-repository multiverse && sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y ubuntu-restricted-extras
-    - run: sudo apt-get -y install binaryen
+
+    # Install binaryen version_116 locally: TODO install script
+    - run: sudo apt-get -y install curl
+    - run: curl -L https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/version_116/binaryen-version_116-x86_64-linux.tar.gz > binaryen.tar.gz
+    - run: tar xzf binaryen.tar.gz
+
     - run: npm install
     - run: rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
-    - run: npm run build
+
+    # After trying and trying and trying to make GitHub actions update PATH, I'm
+    # just hacking that because I don't want to spend all my life on that shit
+    # TODO FIXME
+    - run: cp ./binaryen-version_116/bin/wasm-opt /usr/bin/wasm-opt
+
     # Firefox seems to have issue with integration tests on GitHub actions only
     # TODO to check
     - run: node tests/integration/run.mjs --bchromehl