diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d1fb341..e2dbf9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build artifacts
         run: |
           # Actually do builds and make zips and whatnot
-          cargo dist build ${{ needs.plan.outputs.tag-flag }} --print=linkage --output-format=json ${{ matrix.dist_args }} > dist-manifest.json
+          AWS_LC_SYS_PREBUILT_NASM=1 cargo dist build ${{ needs.plan.outputs.tag-flag }} --print=linkage --output-format=json ${{ matrix.dist_args }} > dist-manifest.json
           echo "cargo dist ran successfully"
       - id: cargo-dist
         name: Post-build