diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3e76149ad05..6974277d1c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -184,42 +184,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Export NuttX Repo SHA
         run: echo "nuttx_sha=`git -C sources/nuttx rev-parse HEAD`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Install NTFC
-        uses: ./sources/nuttx/.github/actions/ci-container
-        env:
-          BLOBDIR: /tools/blobs
-        with:
-          run: |
-            # install python venv
-            apt-get update
-            apt-get install -y python3 python3-dev python3-venv
-
-            # get NTFC sources
-            git clone -b release-0.0.1 https://github.com/szafonimateusz-mi/nuttx-ntfc
-            cd /github/workspace/nuttx-ntfc
-
-            # install NTFC with venv
-            python3 -m venv /github/workspace/nuttx-ntfc/venv
-            source /github/workspace/nuttx-ntfc/venv/bin/activate
-            pip3 install .
-            deactivate
-
-            # get NTFC test cases
-            cd external
-            git clone -b release-0.0.1 https://github.com/szafonimateusz-mi/nuttx-testing
-
       - name: Run builds
         uses: ./sources/nuttx/.github/actions/ci-container
         env:
           BLOBDIR: /tools/blobs
         with:
           run: |
+            pip install ntfc==0.0.1
+            mkdir /github/workspace/nuttx-ntfc
+            mkdir /github/workspace/nuttx-ntfc/external
+            cd /github/workspace/nuttx-ntfc
+            # get NTFC test cases
+            cd external
+            git clone -b release-0.0.1 https://github.com/szafonimateusz-mi/nuttx-testing
+
             echo "::add-matcher::sources/nuttx/.github/gcc.json"
             export ARTIFACTDIR=`pwd`/buildartifacts
             export NTFCDIR=/github/workspace/nuttx-ntfc
             git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace/sources/nuttx
             git config --global --add safe.directory /github/workspace/sources/apps
-            cd sources/nuttx/tools/ci
+            cd /github/workspace/sources/nuttx/tools/ci
             if [ "X${{matrix.boards}}" = "Xcodechecker" ]; then
                 ./cibuild.sh -c -A -N -R --codechecker testlist/${{matrix.boards}}.dat
             else