diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index cd14e22..6a4a238 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         ./autogen.sh
         mkdir build; cd build
-        ../configure --prefix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
+       CC=$HDF5_DIR/bin/h5pcc ../configure --prefix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
       shell: bash
 
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